Sudden Moving Ladder Syndrome Continues to Spread A tale as old as time. In a recent decision, the Appellate Division, First Department unanimously affirmed a Supreme Court, Bronx County decision that granted plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment as to his Labor Law...

Cement Chunk Falls from Pillar at Fashion Institute of Technology In a recent decision, the Appellate Division, First Department modified a Supreme Court, New York County decision that granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment, dismissing plaintiff’s Labor Law...

First Department Modifies Lower Court Decision Denying Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment as to Labor Law § 240(1).  In a recent decision, the Appellate Division, First Department modified a Supreme Court, New York County decision that denied plaintiff’s motion...

Co-Worker Loss of Control Ramps Up Summary Judgment Finding Under § 241(6) A pallet jack, a ramp, and slippery conditions.  Labor Law lawsuit ensues. In a recent decision, the Appellate Division, Second Department upheld a Supreme Court, Kings County decision that...

First Department Court Cites to Second Department Precedent In a recent decision, the Appellate Division, First Department modified a Supreme Court, New York County decision that denied plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment as to his Labor Law § 240(1) cause of...

Plaintiff sued a major retailer and one of its employees in Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas over injuries sustained in a slip and fall.  Plaintiff’s counsel alleged that the employee was a business entity with the store’s business address and therefore a...

Supreme Court, Kings County Holds Failure to Provide Lifeline to Plaintiff in Fall From Height is Prima Facie Evidence of Summary Judgment In a recent decision, the Supreme Court, Kings County granted plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment as to his Labor Law §...

First Department Continues Expansion of “Covered” Activities In a recent decision, the Appellate Division, First Department modified a Supreme Court, Bronx County decision that grated the defendants’ motion for summary judgment to dismiss plaintiff’s Labor Law §...

NYCHA Gets Out on Summary Judgment; Second Department Pulls Them Back In In a recent decision, the Appellate Division, Second Department modified a Supreme Court, Kings County order that granted Defendant New York City Housing Authority’s motion for summary judgment,...