Legal Opinion
Businesses for a Better New York v. Angello
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 12, 2009No. 07-4415-cvPublished
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMARY ORDER
Plaintiffs-Appellants Businesses for a Better New York (a partnership of construction companies, related businesses, and individuals), and individuals in their personal capacities (collectively “BBNY”), appeal from a judgment and order of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York, dismissing its complaint challenging the constitutionality of New York’s so-called “scaffold laws,” N.Y. Labor Law §§ 240(1) (requiring “proper protection”) and 241(6) (requiring “adequate protection”). See generally Blake v. Neighborhood Hous. Servs. of New York City, Inc.,…
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