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The New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Erie County, affirmed an order concerning a third-party claim for contractual indemnification. The original action involved a plaintiff seeking damages for employment-related injuries sustained in October 2000. The third-party defendant's motion for summary judgment to dismiss the third-party complaint was denied, while the defendants-third-party plaintiffs' cross-motions for summary judgment on contractual indemnification were granted. The appellate court found that despite the contract being signed in January 2001, its unequivocal language established an effective date of August 10, 2000, predating the plaintiff's accident. Consequently, Workers' Compensation Law § 11 was deemed not to prohibit the enforcement of the indemnification provision.
Manns v. Norstar Building Corp. is a workers' compensation case decided in Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
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The New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Erie County, affirmed an order concerning a third-party claim for contractual indemnification. The original action involved a plaintiff seeking damages for employment-related injuries sustained in October 2000. The third-party defendant's motion for summary judgment to dismiss the third-party complaint was denied, while the defendants-third-party plaintiffs' cross-motions for summary judgment on contractual indemnification were granted. The appellate court found that despite the contract being signed in January 2001, its unequivocal language established an effective date of August 10, 2000, predating the plaintiff's accident. Consequently, Workers' Compensation Law § 11 was deemed not to prohibit the enforcement of the indemnification provision.
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