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ADMIRAL INS. CO. v. JOY CONTRS

No. 93.

19 N.Y.3d 448 (2012)

972 N.E.2d 103

948 N.Y.S.2d 862

ADMIRAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Respondent-Appellant, v. JOY CONTRACTORS, INC., et al., Respondents, and NEW YORK CRANE & EQUIPMENT COMPANY, Appellant-Respondent.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Decided June 12, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gordon & Silber, P.C., New York City ( Jon D. Lichtenstein of counsel), for appellant-respondent.

Coughlin Duffy LLP, New York City ( Justin N. Kinney and Michael S. Chuven of counsel), for respondent-appellant.

Schoenfeld Moreland, P.C., New York City ( Richard M. Kuntz and Eric B. Schoenfeld of counsel), for Lincoln General Insurance Company, respondent.

Clyde & Co US LLP, New York City ( Sarah H. Mitchell , Paul R. Koepff and Heather Berger of counsel), for James Kennelly and others, respondents.

Gallo Vitucci & Klar, New York City ( Chad E. Sjoquist of counsel), for Reliance Construction Ltd. doing business as RCG Group Ltd., respondent.

Chief Judge LIPPMAN and Judges CIPARICK, GRAFFEO, SMITH, PIGOTT and JONES concur.

OPINION OF THE COURT

READ, J.

A tower crane operated by defendant Joy Contractors, Inc., collapsed on March 15, 2008 during construction of a luxury high-rise condominium at 303 East 51st Street in Manhattan, killing seven people and injuring dozens, damaging several buildings and destroying one. A tower crane is a type of lifting device which utilizes a vertical mast or tower topped by a horizontal structure...

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