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The third-party defendant, Barr & Barr, Inc., appealed an order from the Supreme Court, Kings County, which granted conditional summary judgment on contractual indemnification to the defendants third-party plaintiffs and denied Barr & Barr's motion to dismiss the third-party complaint. The plaintiff was injured in 1995 while working on a renovation project and sued John Viener, among others, alleging Labor Law violations. Viener then sought contractual indemnification from Barr & Barr, Inc., the plaintiff's employer. Barr & Barr argued the indemnification agreement was not executed until after the accident, but the court found it was intended to be retroactive. The appellate court affirmed the order, also ruling that a 1996 amendment to Workers’ Compensation Law § 11 did not bar contractual indemnification claims.
Stabile v. Viener 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.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York.
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The third-party defendant, Barr & Barr, Inc., appealed an order from the Supreme Court, Kings County, which granted conditional summary judgment on contractual indemnification to the defendants third-party plaintiffs and denied Barr & Barr's motion to dismiss the third-party complaint. The plaintiff was injured in 1995 while working on a renovation project and sued John Viener, among others, alleging Labor Law violations. Viener then sought contractual indemnification from Barr & Barr, Inc., the plaintiff's employer. Barr & Barr argued the indemnification agreement was not executed until after the accident, but the court found it was intended to be retroactive. The appellate court affirmed the order, also ruling that a 1996 amendment to Workers’ Compensation Law § 11 did not bar contractual indemnification claims.
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