Legal Opinion
Panek v. County of Albany
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 1, 2003PublishedCited by 112 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Graffeo, J.
Labor Law § 240 (1) protects workers from elevation-related hazards when they are injured while involved in certain enumerated work activities, including the demolition or alteration of a building or structure. In this appeal, we conclude that plaintiff was engaged in work activities that constituted an alteration of a building within the ambit of the statute, and he is therefore entitled to partial summary judgment on section 240 (1) liability.
Plaintiff Andrew W. Panek was an engineer technician employed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) at the…
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