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Case No. MISSING
Regular Panel Decision

Lobosco v. Best Buy, Inc.

This case involves an appeal by Everest National Insurance Company concerning its duty to defend and indemnify Schimenti Construction Corporation, Best Buy, Inc., and Dame Contracting, Inc., in a personal injury action. The underlying plaintiff, an employee of Dame, sustained injuries on a construction site. Schimenti and Best Buy, a general contractor and property owner, were allegedly not named as additional insureds on Dame's policy with Everest, despite a contractual requirement. All parties involved failed to provide timely notice of the accident to Everest. The Supreme Court initially denied Everest's cross-motion for summary judgment, but the appellate court reversed this decision. The appellate court granted Everest's cross-motion, ruling that the failure to provide timely notice vitiated the insurance contract and that the reasons for delay were unreasonable. Consequently, Everest was determined to have no obligation to defend or indemnify the other parties.

Insurance CoverageDuty to DefendDuty to IndemnifyTimely NoticeSummary JudgmentAppellate ReviewSubcontractor LiabilityAdditional InsuredsPersonal InjuryLate Notice Defense
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Case No. MISSING
Regular Panel Decision

Hoesten v. Best

Plaintiff Raymond J. Hoesten, a former stage manager, sued Constance Best, an AFTRA executive assistant, and AFTRA for defamation and tortious interference after his termination by ABC. Hoesten alleged Best's statements about his workplace conduct led to his dismissal. The court addressed whether some claims were time-barred, if federal labor law preempted state claims, and if actual or common-law malice was proven. The appellate court ruled that claims prior to July 1998 were time-barred, federal law partially preempted state defamation claims, and Hoesten failed to demonstrate malice. Ultimately, the court dismissed the complaint against both Best and AFTRA.

DefamationTortious InterferenceFederal Labor Law PreemptionActual MaliceQualified PrivilegeStatute of LimitationsSingle Publication RuleUnion LiabilityCollective Bargaining AgreementWorkplace Misconduct
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Case No. 12-CV-5011
Regular Panel Decision

Best v. New York City Department of Correction

Plaintiff Sean Best, a pro se pretrial detainee, filed an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the NYC DOC and several individual defendants, alleging violations of his Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment rights. Best claimed insufficient due process during an infraction hearing, which led to his transfer to punitive segregation at Rikers Island. He also alleged cruel and unusual punishment during transport to court, resulting in injuries. The court granted in part and denied in part the defendants' motion to dismiss, dismissing Best's equal-protection and deliberate-indifference claims without prejudice but allowing his due-process claim to proceed. The court noted that Best's detention was plausibly punitive, not administrative, requiring the protections of Wolff v. McDonnell.

Civil Rights42 U.S.C. § 1983Due ProcessFourteenth AmendmentEighth AmendmentPretrial DetaineePunitive SegregationMotion to DismissDeliberate IndifferenceEqual Protection
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Case No. MISSING
Regular Panel Decision
Feb 09, 2006

Ferrero v. Best Modular Homes, Inc.

The plaintiff appealed an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, which denied her motion for summary judgment on Labor Law §§ 240(1) and 241(6) against Best Modular Homes, Inc., and denied her cross-motion for summary judgment on Labor Law §§ 200, 240(1), and 241(6) against Michael and Amy Bellomo. The Supreme Court also granted summary judgment dismissing certain claims against the Bellomos and Best Modular. The action arose from the wrongful death of the plaintiff's decedent, an employee of Lawn Ranger, Inc., who fell while cutting a tree on property owned by the Bellomos, who had contracted with Best Modular. The appellate court affirmed the order, finding that the decedent was not engaged in an enumerated activity under Labor Law § 240(1) and that the homeowner exemption applied to the Bellomos as they did not direct or control the work. Furthermore, neither the Bellomos nor Best Modular were liable under Labor Law § 200 as the accident stemmed from the subcontractor's methods, and a triable issue of fact existed regarding proximate causation for the Labor Law § 241(6) claim.

wrongful deathlabor law violationssummary judgmentappellate reviewpremises liabilityconstruction accidenthomeowner exemptioncontractor liabilitystatutory interpretationproximate causation
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Case No. MISSING
Regular Panel Decision

Best Quality Swimming Pool Service, Inc. v. Pross

This case concerns a breach of contract action for swimming pool construction. The defendant sought to dismiss the plaintiffs' complaint, arguing that one of the plaintiff corporations, Swim World Pool and Spa, Inc., lacked the required Nassau County home improvement license. Plaintiffs, Best Quality Swimming Pool Service, Inc. and Swim World Pool and Spa, Inc., both owned by Jairo Arango, operated together, with Best Quality holding the necessary license. The court denied the defendant's motion to dismiss, finding that denying payment would be an excessive penalty given that Best Quality was licensed, aligning with the rationale of Marraccini v Ryan. Additionally, the court granted the plaintiffs' cross-motion to amend their complaint to include the licensing details for Best Quality Swimming Pool Service, Inc.

Home Improvement LicenseCorporate LiabilityBreach of ContractMotion to DismissAmended ComplaintNassau County Administrative CodeCPLR 3015(e)Licensing RequirementsCorporate VeilSubstantial Compliance
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Case No. ADJ3156337 (FRE 0209931) ADJ4199467 (FRE 0209932)
Regular
Nov 20, 2008

FRANK FLORES vs. NICKEL'S PAYLESS STORES, WAUSAU INSURANCE COMPANIES, EVEREST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY, AMERICAN COMMERCIAL CLAIMS ADMINSITRATORS

The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration of an award for a 1999 right foot and ankle injury, specifically addressing the defendant's claims of error in permanent disability calculation without apportionment and the exclusion of medical evidence. The Board intends to admit the Agreed Medical Evaluator's reports into evidence, which the WCJ had previously excluded. This decision will allow the Board to review all relevant medical evidence before making a final determination on apportionment and the applicant's claimed injuries.

Workers Compensation Appeals BoardIndustrial InjuryPermanent Partial DisabilityApportionmentAgreed Medical EvaluatorSubstantial Medical EvidenceAdmissibility of EvidencePetition for ReconsiderationAmended Findings Award and OrderMinutes of Hearing
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Case No. ADJ8518632
Regular
May 09, 2017

HORACIO MONTOYA vs. CBC FRAMING, INC., ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY, A B GALLAGHER BASSETT

The WCAB granted the defendant's Petition for Removal regarding a prior WCJ order compelling a Functional Capacity Evaluation. Removal was granted because the WCJ's order was based on a medical report that had not been formally admitted into evidence, preventing meaningful review. The Board will now admit the defendant's medical report into evidence for the limited purpose of determining the Petition for Removal. This action is an extraordinary remedy due to the prejudice caused by relying on unadmitted evidence.

RemovalFunctional Capacity EvaluationIndustrial InjuryPrejudiceIrreparable HarmAdmitted EvidenceQualified Medical EvaluationExhibit AAdministrative Law JudgePetition for Removal
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Case No. MISSING
Regular Panel Decision

People v. Rodriguez

The defendant, indicted for resisting arrest and DWI, filed a motion to prevent the District Attorney from using evidence of his refusal to take a chemical test at trial. The defendant argued that admitting such evidence violates his Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination, despite a 1973 amendment to Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1194 that permitted it. The court analyzed precedents, distinguishing between the non-testimonial nature of the test itself and the communicative nature of a refusal. It concluded that a refusal constitutes a communication, thus falling under Fifth Amendment protection. Consequently, the court granted the defendant's motion, ruling that such evidence is inadmissible.

Fifth AmendmentSelf-incriminationChemical Test RefusalDWIAdmissibility of EvidenceConstitutional RightsTestimonial EvidenceImplied Consent LawPreclusion MotionCriminal Procedure
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Case No. ADJ8812885 ADJ10587799 ADJ10587800
Regular
Jun 11, 2018

DINNA DEESE vs. TWIN RIVERS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, SCHOOLS INSURANCE AUTHORITY

The applicant sought reconsideration of an approved Compromise and Release, alleging coercion and new medical evidence. The WCJ recommended granting reconsideration to allow for a hearing on these issues. However, the Appeals Board dismissed the petition, finding that the applicant's claims of duress and new evidence require factual development at the trial level. The Board emphasized that due process requires a fair hearing with the opportunity to present evidence, and these matters are best addressed by the WCJ through a hearing.

Petition for ReconsiderationCompromise and ReleaseCoercionNew Medical EvidenceDue ProcessFair HearingWCJ ReportTrial LevelSet AsideDuress
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Case No. MISSING
Regular Panel Decision
Aug 16, 1982

People v. Nieto

This case involves an appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Nassau County, convicting him of robbery in the second degree. The core issue on appeal was whether the People presented sufficient evidence to corroborate the testimony of two accomplices, Anastasio Santiago and Julio Perez, who planned and executed the robbery with the defendant. The defendant allegedly informed the accomplices about the victim's valuable jewelry and suggested a time for the robbery. The court found that the evidence relied upon by the People, including the defendant's presence at the job site, association with accomplices, a statement about the robbery time, the victim's phone call testimony, and a police detective's rebuttal testimony, did not satisfy the statutory requirements for independent corroboration under CPL 60.22. The corroborative evidence, at best, only supported the accomplices' credibility but failed to connect the defendant with the crime. Consequently, the judgment was reversed, and the indictment was dismissed.

Accomplice TestimonyCorroboration EvidenceRobbery Second DegreeSufficiency of EvidenceIndictment DismissedAppellate ReviewCriminal Procedure LawImpeachment EvidenceIndependent CorroborationWitness Credibility
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