N.Y. High Court Affirms Summary Judgment to Landowners, General Contractor

NEW YORK -- New York's highest appellate court has affirmed an award of summary judgment to three asbestos defendants, finding that language in the state's Industrial Code does not impose liability on owners and contractors in the underlying case's circumstances. Nostrom, et al. v. A.W. Chesterton Co., et al., No. 187 (N.Y. Ct. App.).

In the Nov. 18 opinion, the New York Court of Appeals said that the language and history of the provisions "establish that Part 12 regulations do not provide a basis for liability under Labor Law § 241(6) except to the extent that particular regulations are specifically …