Do Unto Others
First Department Upholds Labor Law Applies to Good Samaritans You may believe that good deeds in this life are rewarded in the afterlife. The Labor Law says you don’t have…
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Woodchuck Chuck
Cut Wood Comes Back for Vengeance In a recent decision, the Appellate Division, Second Department affirmed a Supreme Court, Queens County decision that granted plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment as…
Discovery Optional, Part Deux
First Department Upholds Summary Judgment for Plaintiff with Significant Discovery Outstanding As we have previously reported, in civil actions in New York, especially actions involving Labor Law § 240(1), discovery…
Bricks & Gravity
Second Department Gives Us Another Iteration of A Classic Labor Law Fact Pattern In a recent decision, the Appellate Division, Second Department, reversed a Supreme Court, Queens County decision that…
Glen Shikunov Selected to the 2024 Super Lawyers – Rising Stars List
Glen Shikunov has been named to the 2024 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers – Rising Stars list in the Insurance Coverage practice area. The Super Lawyers list recognizes attorneys who, through a…
Rushing to Uphold Precedent in the Federal Courts
Federal Court Rejects Challenge to Regular Use Exclusion as Violative of UM/UIM “Stacking” Requirements Recently, the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in Dayton v. Hartford Ins., No.…
Is the Customer Always Right?
Service of a Complaint in the Eyes of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court One of the most basic elements to a successful restaurant is good customer service. Similarly, good service, of…
Discovery Optional
First Department Upholds Summary Judgment for Plaintiff with Minimal Discovery Exchanged Usually, in a civil action in New York, especially one involving liability under Labor Law § 240(1), some discovery…
You Don’t Know Jack
Plaintiff Loosens Jack Holding Beam, Gravity Ensues Inevitably, when you read about the Labor Law in New York, you’re going to encounter other laws. Here, a recent decision by the…
Protected Activity
First Department Digs Deep to Define “Work” Under Labor Law § 240(1) If you have been following along, you know by now that Labor Law § 240(1) affords protection to…