Legal Opinion
Cunha v. City of New York
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 9, 2009PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Pigott, J.
Plaintiff was injured while working on a roadway excavation in Brooklyn. The City of New York had hired plaintiff’s employer, JLJ Enterprises, Inc., as the prime contractor for the work and HAKS Engineers, EC. to perform engineering inspection services in connection with the project. The contract between the City and HAKS contained certain indemnification provisions.
On May 14, 2002, city employees, as well as inspectors from Verizon and Con Ed, who were present on the job site, had determined that because a trench had telephone and cable lines running through it,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Rosado v. Proctor & Schwartz, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1985
- Chapel v. MitchellNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
- Frank v. Meadowlakes Development Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 2006
- Cunha v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
3Cited by12 opinions
- Bermejo v. New York City Health & Hospitals Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
- Caruso v. Northeast Emergency Medical Associates, P.C.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
- Nesterczuk v. Goldin Management, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
- Zawadzki v. 903 E. 51st Street, LLCAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
- Gjeka v. Iron Horse Transp., Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2021
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