United States Second Circuit

In a suit arising out of a car accident, denial of defendant's motion for summary judgment is reversed where, in light of certified questions answered by the New York Court of Appeals, a party in plaintiffs' position may not pursue a third-party contribution claim under New York Vehicle and Traffic Law section 388 against the owner of a vehicle where the vehicle driver's negligence was a cause of the plaintiff's injuries, but the driver is insulated from lawsuit by the exclusive remedy provisions of New York's Workers' Compensation Law section 29(6).

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/15/2014
• Published 04/15/2014

Judges

• Lohier

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel