Singh v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
*606The injured plaintiff fell from a ladder while performing renovation work in the school library located at ES. 3 on Staten Island. To make a prima facie showing of liability under Labor Law § 240 (1), a plaintiff must establish that the statute was violated and that the violation was a proximate cause of his or her injuries (see Blake v Neighborhood Hous. Servs. of N.Y. City, 1 NY3d 280, 287 [2003]). This showing may be made with “evidence that the subject ladder was defective or inadequately secured and that the defect, or the failure to secure the ladder, was a substantial factor in causing…
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