Security Insurance v. Architron Designers & Builders, Inc.

Plaintiff contends that Brody’s and Mendelson’s alleged failure to comply with certain Building Code provisions, including *473Administrative Code of City of NY former § 27-157 (repealed by Local Law No. 33 [2007] of City of NY [eff July 1, 2008]), governing the filing of architectural and structural plans constitutes evidence of negligence on their part. However, these provisions require the filing of plans but do not provide any substantive standards specifying, for example, when shoring may be required in an excavation project. Hence, plaintiff cannot show a causal relationship between its…