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On December 18, 2008 plaintiffs commenced the instant action by filing a summons and complaint with the King's County Clerk's office. By verified answer dated February 23, 2009, GMD Enterprises, GMD Shipyard and BNYDC joined issue.[FN2] On April 7, 2009, GMD Enterprises, GMD Shipyard and BNYDC commenced the third-party action by filing the third-party summons and complaint with the King's County Clerk's office. By a third-party answer dated September 15, 2009, Champion joined issue. Champion's answer also contained a counterclaim (which it labeled a cross-claim), to which GMD Shipyard, GMD Enterprises and BNYDC submitted a reply dated October 6, 2009. By way of an amended summons and complaint dated January 11, 2010, plaintiffs added the City as a party defendant. GMD Enterprises, GMD Shipyard and BNYDC joined issue to the amended complaint by way of an answer dated March 1, 2010. By way of an undated answer, the City joined issue to the amended complaint, and thereafter, the City submitted an amended answer (dated May 11, 2010) to the amended complaint. At or around the same time, the City, GMD Enterprises, GMD Shipyard and BNYDC submitted an amended third-party complaint that added [*2]the City as a third-party plaintiff. Champion joined issue to the amended third-party complaint by way of an answer dated June 17, 2010.

Plaintiff alleges the following salient facts in the amended complaint. Plaintiff states that he was injured on November 7, 2008, while dismantling a scaffold that had been set-up inside the hold of a vessel, the Chemical Pioneer, when he stepped onto a piece of plywood that had been placed over a hole. This piece of plywood was allegedly improperly placed or secured, and when plaintiff stepped on it, he fell into the hole up to his shoulders. At the time of the accident, the Chemical Pioneer was undergoing repairs in a dry dock operated by GMD Shipyard located in the Brooklyn Navy Yard (hereinafter Navy Yard). The City is the owner of the Navy Yard, and the City leased it to the BNYDC, which in turn leased space in the Navy Yard to GMD Enterprises, GMD Shipyard, and FCE. It was GMD Shipyard that entered into the contract with the owner or operator of a vessel, the Chemical Pioneer, to perform the repair/construction work on the vessel at GMD Shipyard's dry dock facility located in the Navy Yard. GMD Shipyard also entered into a contract with Champion, plaintiff's employer, calling for Champion to install scaffolding to allow GMD Shipyard to perform some of its work inside the Chemical Pioneer. Plaintiff's injury occurred while he was working for Champion dismantling the scaffold. Based on these facts, plaintiff's first cause of action alleges that defendants are liable based on a violation of Labor Law 240, the second cause of action alleges that they are liable based on a violation of Labor Law 241(6), the third cause of action alleges that they are liable based on negligence, the fourth cause of action alleges that defendants are liable under general maritime law, and the fifth cause of action alleges that the plaintiff Ariana Durando is entitled to recover for loss of services and other derivative claims.

In the amended third-party complaint, third-party plaintiffs allege that they are entitled to contribution, and common-law indemnification from Champion. In addition, GMD Shipyard alleges that it is entitled to recover from Champion based on a contractual indemnification provision of its contract with Champion and also based on Champion's breach of the insurance procurement provisions of this contract.

MOTION PAPERS

Plaintiffs' motion papers consist of an affirmation of its counsel, an index of exhibits, and annexed exhibits labeled 1 through 38. Exhibit 1 is the summons and complaint. Exhibit 2 is the answer of GMD Enterprises, GMD Shipyard and BNYDC, dated February 23, 2009. Exhibit 3 is the answer of BNYDC dated February 27, 2009. Exhibit 4 is a notice of change of attorney dated May 26, 2009. Exhibit 5 is the amended summons and complaint dated January 11, 2010. Exhibit 6 is the March 1, 2010 answer of GMD Enterprises, GMD Shipyard and BNYDC to the amended complaint. Exhibit 7 is the undated answer of the City to the amended complaint. Exhibit 8 is a consent to change attorney form dated April 6, 2010. Exhibit 9 is the May 11, 2010 amended answer of the City to the amended complaint. Exhibit 10 is a consent to change attorney form dated May 12, 2010. Exhibit 11 is the third-party summons and complaint dated April 2, 2009. Exhibit 12 is Champion's September 15, 2009 answer to the third-party complaint. Exhibit 13 is the GMD Enterprises, GMD Shipyard and BNYDC's October 6, 2009 reply to Champion's counterclaim. Exhibit 14 is the amended third-party complaint dated May 2010. Exhibit 15 is Champion's June 17, 2010 answer to the amended third-party complaint. Exhibit 16 is a copy of this court's order, dated April 29, 2011, that denied the parties' prior summary judgment motions. Exhibit 17 is plaintiffs' verified bill of particulars dated August 4, 2009. Exhibit 18 is plaintiffs' notice of discovery and inspection dated September 1, 2009. Exhibit 19 is the preliminary conference order dated October 8, 2009. Exhibit 20 is GMD Enterprises, GMD Shipyard and BNYDC's December 14, 2009 response to plaintiffs' demand for documents, with a copy of the lease between the City and BNYDC, a copy of the agreements between GMD Shipyard and Champion, and Drydock specifications for the S/S Chemical Pioneer appended thereto. Exhibit 21 is GMD Shipyard, GMD Enterprises and BNYDC's December 14, 2009 response to plaintiffs' demand for all witnesses. Exhibit 22 is plaintiffs notice to admit and document demand dated March 10, 2010. Exhibit 23 is GMD Enterprises, GMD Shipyard and BNYDC's April 8, 2010 response to plaintiff's second demand for documents. Exhibit 24 is plaintiff's claim for compensation under the Longshore and [*3]Harbor Workers Compensation Act (LHWCA) dated April 17, 2009. Exhibit 25 is a U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Worker's Compensation (hereafter OWCP) memorandum of informal conference dated June 23, 2009. Exhibit 26 is a copy of a June 18, 2009 E-mail and attached letter with the same date from plaintiffs' counsel to GMD Shipyard regarding plaintiff's LHWCA claim. Exhibit 27 is a copy of a June 24 2009 e-mail from plaintiff's counsel to GMD Shipyard regarding plaintiff's LHWCA claim. Exhibit 28 is a copy of a August 7, 2009 letter from and OWCP claims examiner to plaintiffs' counsel. Exhibit 29 is a copy of a August 17, 2009 letter to plaintiff from the OWCP claims examiner. Exhibit 30 is a copy of a November 13, 2009 letter from plaintiffs' counsel to the OWCP claims examiner. Exhibit 31 is a copy of a November 19, 2009 status letter from the OWCP claims examiner addressed to several parties. Exhibit 32 is the transcript of plaintiff's April 15, 2010 deposition. Exhibit 33 is the transcript of GMD Shipyard's September 1, 2010 deposition by John McCormick. Exhibit 34 is the transcript of Champion's September 1, 2010 deposition by Michael Phalen. Exhibit 35 is the transcript of GMD Shipyard's October 28, 2010 deposition by Kevin Nugent. Exhibit 36 is a March 8, 2011 "reply" affidavit of plaintiff. Exhibit 37 are copies of photographs. Exhibit 38 is a copy of a GMD Shipyard accident report related to plaintiff's accident.

The Shipyard Defendants cross-motion papers consist of an affirmation of counsel and Exhibits labeled 1 through 27. Exhibit 1 is the summons and complaint. Exhibit 2 is the answer of GMD Enterprises, GMD Shipyard and BNYDC, dated February 23, 2009. Exhibit 3 is the answer of BNYDC dated February 27, 2009. Exhibit 4 is a notice of change of attorney dated May 26, 2009. Exhibit 5 is the amended summons and complaint dated January 11, 2010. Exhibit 6 is the March 1, 2010 answer of GMD Enterprises, GMD Shipyard and BNYDC to the amended complaint. Exhibit 7 is the undated answer of the City to the amended complaint. Exhibit 8 is a consent to change attorney form dated April 6, 2010. Exhibit 9 is the May 11, 2010 amended answer of the City to the amended complaint. Exhibit 10 is a consent to change attorney form dated May 12, 2010. Exhibit 11 is the third-party summons and complaint dated April 2, 2009. Exhibit 12 is Champion's September 15, 2009 answer to the third-party complaint. Exhibit 13 is the GMD Enterprises, GMD Shipyard and BNYDC's October 6, 2009 reply to Champion's counterclaim. Exhibit 14 is the amended third-party complaint dated May 2010. Exhibit 15 is Champion's June 17, 2010 answer to the amended third-party complaint. Exhibit 16 is a copy of this court's order, dated April 29, 2011, that denied the parties' prior summary judgment motions. Exhibit 17 is a copy is a copy of a June 18, 2009 letter from plaintiffs' counsel to GMD Shipyard regarding plaintiff's LHWCA claim. Exhibit 18 is a copy of a November 19, 2009 status letter from the OWCP claims examiner addressed to several parties. Exhibit 19 is Shipyard Defendants' September 20, 2010 request for insurance information from Champion. Exhibit 20 contains printouts of E-mail correspondence between counsel for the Shipyard Defendants and Champion. Exhibit 21 contains a printout of a December 15, 2010 E-mail from Champion's counsel to the Shipyard Defendants' counsel and a copy of Champion's workers' compensation policy with Majestic Insurance Company (hereinafter Majestic). Exhibit 22 is a copy of a June 10, 2002 decision and order (Sumner v FCE Industries LTD., Sup Ct, Kings County, June 10, 2002, R. Rivera, J., Index No. 2839/00). Exhibit 23 is a copy of a February 5, 2003 memorandum & order (Sochacki v The United States of America, US Dist Ct, ED NY, 99 Civ 8008, Korman, C.J., Feb. 5, 2003). Exhibit 24 is a copy of the drydock specifications for the S/S Chemical Pioneer dated April 1, 2008. Exhibit 25 is a copy of an agreement between GMD Shipyard and Champion dated September 6, 2009. Exhibit 26 is an affidavit by Michael Cranston, President of GMD Shipyard and GMD Enterprises dated January 18, 2011, with a copy of GMD Shipyard's workers compensation policy with National Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, PA., (National Union) attached as exhibit 1 to Cranston's affidavit. Exhibit 27 is a December 14, 2010 affidavit from Martin H. Banker, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of BNYDC, with a copy of the lease between the City and BNYCD dated June 6, 1996 attached as Exhibit 1 to Banker's affidavit, and with a copy of the lease between BNYCD and GMD Enterprises attached as Exhibit 2 to Banker's affidavit.

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