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Silvia v. Bow Tie Partners, LLC

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided October 21, 2010PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtStein, J.

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Kramer, J.), entered November 2, 2009 in Schenectady County, which granted plaintiffs’ motion for partial summary judgment on the issue of liability pursuant to Labor Law § 240 (1).

While working at a construction site owned by defendant Scotia Holdings, at which defendant BBL Construction Services, LLC was the general contractor, plaintiff Joseph C. Silvia, III (hereinafter plaintiff) was injured when a plank on which he was standing as part of a makeshift scaffold1 broke beneath him, causing him to fall several feet. Plaintiff and his wife,…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Ross v. Curtis-Palmer Hydro-Electric Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1993
  2. Blake v. Neighborhood Housing Services of New York City, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 2003
  3. Zimmer v. Chemung County Performing Arts, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1985
  4. Robinson v. East Medical CenterNew York Court of Appeals · 2006
  5. Gallagher v. New York PostNew York Court of Appeals · 2010

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Salzer v. Benderson Development Company, LLCAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  2. Georgia v. UrbanskiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  3. Ortman v. LogsdonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  4. Bascombe v. West 44th Street Hotel, LLCAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  5. Borelli v. JB IV, LLCAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2022

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