Legal Opinion
Spagnuolo 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 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Marylin G. Diamond, J.), entered May 2, 2003, which denied that part of defendant Port Authority’s motion for summary judgment seeking to dismiss plaintiffs claims under Labor Law §§ 200 and 240 (1) and for common-law negligence, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
Plaintiff was employed by a subcontractor hired to assist in the recovery and cleanup efforts at the World Trade Center site following the September 11 terrorist attack in 2001. During this operation, a 600-pound tank of liquid oxygen, used by iron workers to burn steel, fell on his leg from…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Rizzuto v. L.A. Wenger Contracting Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1998
- Gordon v. Eastern Railway Supply, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1993
- Rizzo v. HRH Construction Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
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- Martinez v. Hitachi Construction Machinery Co.New York Supreme Court · 2006
- Peritore v. Don-Alan Realty Associates, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005