Bender v. 101 Productions Ltd.

Plaintiff Richard Bender was hired by the Nederlander Theater Group to, inter alia, move props for a production entitled Jumpers. He performed this work under the direct supervision of his boss, Ron Knox, of Nederlander. Plaintiff was injured while working. We perceive no liability on the part of defendant 101 Productions, Inc. or the technical director, David Benken, who was selected by 101 Productions, and who contracted with defendant Jumpers, LLC, to oversee various aspects of the production of the play. There is no evidence that Benken had notice of the movement of the prop, undertaken…