Rodriguez v. Forest City Jay Street Associates
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Edward Lehner, J.), entered January 31, 1996, which denied plaintiff’s motion for partial summary judgment pursuant to Labor Law § 240 (1), unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, and the motion granted.
Labor Law § 240 (1) imposes absolute liability on building owners, construction contractors and their agents with regard to elevation-related risks to workers at construction sites (Robinson v NAB Constr. Corp., 210 AD2d 86, citing Zimmer v Chemung County Performing Arts, 65 NY2d 513, 521; Bland v *69Manocherian, 66 NY2d 452, 459). Specifically,…
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