Legal Opinion

McMahon v. Cohen Bros. Realty Corp.

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

Decided May 11, 2017No. 3985 156865/13Published

1Opinion of the Court

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Robert D. Kalish, J.), entered November 30, 2015, which granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Defendant established prima facie that the injured plaintiff was its special employee and therefore this action is barred by the workers’ compensation law’s exclusivity provision (see Workers’ Compensation Law §§ 11, 29 [6]; Thompson v Grumman Aerospace Corp., 78 NY2d 553 [1991]). The comprehensive property management agreement between defendant and plaintiff’s general employer (the property…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Thompson v. Grumman Aerospace Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1991
  2. Villanueva v. Southeast Grand Street Guild Housing Development Fund Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  3. Vincente v. Silverstein Properties, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011

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