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Sometimes a Forum is Convenient

Amelia Michael February 26, 2024 No Comments
The Superior Court of Pennsylvania Confirms Transfer of Venue Under Forum Non Conveniens Requires More Than Mere Allegations of Inconvenience Transfer of venue based on forum non conveniens must be…
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Amend at Your Leisure, Part II

Amelia Michael February 20, 2024 No Comments
Second Department Affirms Erasers Exist on Pencils to Correct Labor Law Typos We all make mistakes.  Sometimes that mistake is a typographical error that plead a section of the Labor…
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Falling Ladder Prima Facie for § 240(1)

Amelia Michael February 19, 2024 No Comments
Ladders Are Affected by Gravity Too Usually, when encountering a Labor Law § 240(1) case, we’re reading a fact pattern which shows plaintiff falling from a ladder, or some other…
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Amend at Your Leisure, Part I

Amelia Michael February 16, 2024 No Comments
First Department Allows Mulligan on Industrial Code Pleadings for Labor Law § 241(6) As we’ve routinely covered, Labor Law § 241(6) causes of action require pleading of sufficiently specific New…
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“Ups and Downs of Elevator Work”

Amelia Michael February 14, 2024 No Comments
Unqualified Expert Keeps Plaintiff’s § 240(1) Claim on Ground Floor Expert witness submissions are pattern and practice in the summary judgment phase for Labor Law § 240(1) cases and a…
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“Homeowners’ Exception Exception”

Amelia Michael February 13, 2024 No Comments
Fall From Ladder Prompts Labor Law “Homeowners’ Exception” Analysis The most well-known exception to the Labor Law is the “homeowners’ exception,” and is found in the opening sentence of Labor…
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