Galvan v. Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Rosengarten, J.), dated March 8, 2005, which denied his motion for summary judgment on the issue of liability on the cause of action pursuant to Labor Law § 240 (1).
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
To prevail on a cause of action pursuant to Labor Law § 240 (1), a plaintiff must prove both that the statute was violated and that the violation was a proximate cause of his injuries (see Bland v Manocherian, 66 NY2d 452 [1985]; Lightfoot v State of New…
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