In Renovation Dispute, Fourth-Party Indemnification And Contribution Claims Fail

(October 4, 2023, 3:02 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A subcontractor that is alleged to have negligently installed wallcoverings in a Manhattan hotel cannot recover under claims of indemnification and contribution against the supplier of the wallcoverings because it failed to allege that the supplier breached a duty and the original plaintiff, the owner of the hotel, sought only economic damages, a New York federal judge found in granting the supplier’s motion for judgment on the pleadings....