Too Small Ladder Precludes Parties from Reaching Summary Judgment In a recent decision, the Appellate Division, Second Department affirmed a lower Court order that denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s causes of action alleging...
Inside the Lawyers Studio Podcast – Special Ep: Rush v. Erie – PA Supreme Court Decision with Glen Shikunov
Our host, Scott J. Tredwell is joined by a returning Glen Shikunov to discuss a recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court victory in Rush v. Erie where he achieved a unanimous decision upholding an insurer's right to utilize the regular use exclusion, including the history of...
Fashionably Early
Third Department Recommends Showing Up for Work Early, but Not Too Early In a recent decision, the Appellate Division, Third Department, modified a Supreme Court, Sullivan County decision that partially denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing...
The Ladder Not Taken
Road Less Traveled Makes All the Difference for Labor Law § 240(1) Claim Two paths diverged on a yellow scaffold, And sorry I could not travel both And be one construction worker, long I stood And looked down one with a ladder as far as I could To where it ended in...
Unidentified Falling Objects
First Department Finds UFOs Sufficient to Uphold Labor Law § 240(1) Claim In a recent decision, the Appellate Division, First Department modified a lower court order that denied plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment as to Labor Law § 240(1), and denied defendants’...
Well, This is Awkward
No One is Above the Labor Law, Not Even the Courts In a recent decision, the Supreme Court, Richmond County found itself as a defendant in a Labor Law action. In Ramnarine v. Staten Island Supreme Court, et al. (2024 NY Slip OP 50231(U)), plaintiff alleged that while...
Introducing McCormick & Priore’s Pennsylvania First-Party Property Damage Claims Department
Our firm is proud to announce our newly established First-Party Property Damage Claims Department. The attorneys in this department have extensive years of experience defending carriers in first-party property damage disputes. We are equipped to represent carriers in...
Leilani Brown joins McCormick & Priore, P.C. as an Associate Attorney in the Philadelphia Office
Leilani Brown joins McCormick & Priore, P.C. as an associate attorney in the Philadelphia Office. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Brown worked as an associate with an insurance defense law firm in Philadelphia, PA. At her prior firm, Ms. Brown assisted in cases...
“Slippery When Plastic”
Court of Appeals Rejects “Which of These Is Not Like the Others” Argument In traditional mob movies, when someone walks into a room with plastic covering the floor it’s never a good sign. A recent Court of Appeals decision shows us that it’s not great on the floor at...
