A Manhole-Sized Bad Court Decision
Last year, I developed and taught a continuing education course titled Absolute Liability: New York’s Scaffold Law and the Courts. The course looked at the history and interpretation of New York…
Contributory Negligence
New York’s Scaffold Law: Why Worker Conduct Doesn’t Matter
New York’s so-called “scaffold law” (Sections 240(1) and 241(6) of the state’s Labor Law) has become notorious. Detractors in the insurance, construction, and real estate industries say it is unfair, redundant, and the…
