New York Panel Reverses Ruling Dismissing Contract Claim Against Architect

(March 4, 2016, 1:34 PM EST) -- NEW YORK — A New York appellate court majority on March 3 ruled that a state court judge erred in dismissing the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York’s (DASNY) breach of contract claim against an architect accused on negligently overseeing the construction of the foundation of a state-of-the-art forensic biology laboratory, holding that the DASNY sufficiently showed that the City of New York was an intended third-party beneficiary to the contract (Dormitory Authority of the State of New York v. Samson Construction Co., et al., 403436/06, N.Y Sup., App. Div., 1st Dept.; 2016 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 1527)....