Moreci

BACKGROUND

The Parties and the Pleadings In June 2015, Moreci, while employed by Hydra Ventures, Inc. as a plumber, fell and injured himself at a construction project site when he descended a scaffolding staircase with uneven stair risers. Fulton Street Construction, Inc. (Fulton) and Erik Liu were the general contractor of the construction project and an executive of Fulton, respectively. Fulton subcontracted with Stockham Construction, Inc. (Stockham) to install exterior framing for the project. Stockham, in turn, subcontracted with Scaffold to construct sets of temporary scaffolding stairs for the project. Starstone was the workers’ compensation carrier for Moreci’s employer and paid Moreci $236,945.97 in benefits. In May 2017, Moreci, represented by Boxer Gerson and Gary Roth, a member of the law firm, filed a personal injury complaint against Fulton and Liu. Fulton and Liu filed a cross-complaint for indemnification and contribution, eventually amending the cross-complaint to add Scaffold as a cross-defendant. Scaffold, in turn, filed a cross-complaint against Stockham

2 for indemnification and contribution. Moreci did not immediately serve Starstone with a copy of the…