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Taking Responsibility: Who’s At Fault? Lorenzo Court Says Everyone

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A recent court ruling raises questions and concerns over the scope of liability owners and contractors may face when a subcontractor's employee is involved in an off-site accident during the course of construction. ...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

NY Court of Appeals Addresses Labor Law § 200 “Means and Methods” Cases

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For participants in New York’s construction industry, the distinction between possession of supervisory authority, on the one hand, and the exercise of that authority, on the other, may have significant implications for their...more

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Construction Site Hazardous Openings Must be Guarded by a “Substantial” Cover

Labor Law § 241(6) imposes a non-delegable duty on property owners and general contractors to provide construction, excavation or demolition workers with proper safety precautions set forth in Part 23 of Title 12 of the New...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Suing a Design Professional in Texas? Make Sure to Include a Certificate of Merit in Your Pleading

On August 4, 2020, the Court of Appeals of Texas (First District) reversed a trial court’s denial of an engineering firm’s motion to dismiss finding that the plaintiff’s failure to attach the required certificate of merit...more

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Upheld: Injured Subcontractor’s Lent Employee Has No Claim Against Landowner or General Contractor After Choosing Workers’...

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In Lee v. M and H Enterprises, Inc., — P.3d —- (decided Apr. 21, 2015), the Arizona Court of Appeals recently clarified why, in most cases, landowners and general contractors are not liable when subcontractor employees are...more

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