Calabro v. City of N.Y. (In re 91st St. Crane Collapse Litig.)

• Citation: 20 N.Y.S.3d 24,133 A.D.3d 478
• Parties: In re 91ST STREET CRANE COLLAPSE LITIGATION Guiseppe Calabro, Plaintiff–Respondent, v. The City of New York, et al., Defendants, DeMatteis Construction, et al., Defendants–Appellants. 1765 First Associates, LLC, Third Party Plaintiff, DeMatteis Construction, et al., Third–Party Plaintiffs–Appellants–Respondents, v. Sorbara Construction Corp., Third–Party Defendant–Respondent–Appellant. [And Other Third–Party Actions] In re 91st Street Crane Collapse Litigation Guiseppe Calabro, Plaintiff–Respondent, v. Mattone Group Construction Co., Ltd., et al., Defendants, 1765 First Associates, LLC, Defendant–Appellant. 1765 First Associates, LLC, Third Party Plaintiff–Appellant, DeMatteis Construction, et al., Third–Party Plaintiffs, v. Sorbara Construction Corp., Third–Party Defendant–Respondent, [And Other Third–Party Actions].
• Decision Date: 12 November 2015
• Court: New York Supreme Court Appellate Division

133 A.D.3d 478
20 N.Y.S.3d 24

In re 91ST STREET CRANE COLLAPSE LITIGATION

Guiseppe Calabro, Plaintiff–Respondent,
v.
The City of New York, et al., Defendants,

DeMatteis Construction, et al., Defendants–Appellants.

1765 First Associates, LLC, Third Party Plaintiff,

DeMatteis Construction, et al., Third–Party Plaintiffs–Appellants–Respondents,
v.
Sorbara Construction Corp., Third–Party Defendant–Respondent–Appellant.

[And Other Third–Party Actions]

In re 91st Street Crane Collapse Litigation

Guiseppe Calabro, Plaintiff–Respondent,
v.
Mattone Group Construction Co., Ltd., et al., Defendants,

1765 First Associates, LLC, Defendant–Appellant.

1765 First Associates, LLC, Third Party Plaintiff–Appellant,

DeMatteis Construction, et al., Third–Party Plaintiffs,
v.
Sorbara Construction Corp., Third–Party Defendant–Respondent,

[And Other Third–Party Actions].

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, New York.

Nov. 12, 2015.

20 N.Y.S.3d 26

Shaub, Ahmuty, Citrin & Spratt, LLP, New York (Timothy R. Capowski of counsel), for DeMatteis Construction and Leon D. DeMatteis Construction Corporation, appellants/appellants-respondents.

Nicoletti Hornig & Sweeney, New York (Barbara A. Sheehan of counsel), for 1765 First Associates, LLC, appellant.

Cartafalsa, Slattery, Turpin & Lenoff, New York (Raymond F. Slattery of counsel), for Sorbara Construction Corp., respondent-respondent/appellant.

Pollack, Pollack, Isaac & DeCicco, LLP, New York (Brian J. Issac of counsel), for Guiseppe Calabro, respondent.

TOM, J.P., SAXE, RICHTER, GISCHE, JJ.

133 A.D.3d 479

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Manuel J. Mendez, J.), entered March 5, 2014, which, to the extent appealed from, denied the motion of defendants/third-party plaintiffs DeMatteis Construction and Leon D. DeMatteis Construction Corporation, (collectively DeMatteis) for summary judgment dismissing plaintiff's claims pursuant to common-law negligence and Labor Law §§ 200, 240(1) and 241(6), and all cross claims asserted against it, and for summary judgment on their claim for contractual indemnity against third-party defendant Sorbara Construction Corp. (Sorbara), and denied Sorbara's motion for summary judgment dismissing DeMatteis's contractual indemnity claim against it, unanimously modified, on the law, to the extent of dismissing the claims pursuant to common-law negligence, Labor Law § 200, and § 240(1), and Labor Law § 241(6), except as predicated on an alleged violation of 12 NYCRR 23–1.7(e)(2), and otherwise affirmed, without costs. Order, same court and Justice, entered March 12, 2014, which...