Legal Opinion

Sferrazza v. Port Authority of New York & New Jersey

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

Decided June 8, 2004PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*54Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Marylin G. Diamond, J.), entered May 2, 2003, which, to the extent appealed from, denied that part of defendant Port Authority’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the claim under Labor Law § 240 (1), unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Plaintiff was engaged in recovery and cleanup efforts at the World Trade Center site following September 11, 2001, when he allegedly slipped on a defective ladder. The Port Authority’s motion was granted with respect to claims for common-law negligence and under Labor Law § 241 (6). As to the surviving claim, the Port…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Rocovich v. Consolidated Edison Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1991
  2. Gordon v. Eastern Railway Supply, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1993

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Daly v. Port AuthorityNew York Supreme Court · 2005
  2. Wortham v. Port Auth. of N.Y. & N.J.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2019

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