Christopher Theobalt

Christopher Theobalt

May 02, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Court of Appeals Tackles Ladders and Labor Law 240(1)

The decisions are refreshing anomalies amid the landscape of New York courts reflexively granting plaintiffs summary judgment on §240(1) claims in ladder fall cases and will produce significant ripples in the area.

By Sofya Uvaydov, Jeffrey Miragliotta, Christopher Theobalt and Christopher Bitar

8 minute read

July 30, 2021 | New York Law Journal

The Mythical 'Bucket Brigade' Recovery Scheme

The bucket brigade is a theoretical recovery procedure—more accurately described as a "scheme"—by which a plaintiff attempts to circumvent the exclusivity of workers' compensation by indirectly recovering monies from the employer that he cannot recover directly.

By Timothy Capowski and Christopher Theobalt

17 minute read