Hernandez v. Pitco Frialator, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ___________________________________ JORDAN M. HERNANDEZ, Plaintiff, v. DECISION AND ORDER 15-CV-1079-A PITCO FRIALATOR, INC., Defendant. ____________________________________ INTRODUCTION On the evening of September 27, 2012, Plaintiff Jordan Hernandez sustained injuries when a deep fryer manufactured by Defendant Pitco Frialator, Inc. tipped over while Plaintiff was moving the fryer to clean behind it in a Chipotle restaurant on Transit Road in Williamsville, New York. Plaintiff, who was 19 or 20 years old at the time, was working at…