Casasola v. State

In a claim to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the claimants appeal from an order of the Court of Claims (Schweitzer, J.), dated April 22, 2013, which denied their motion for summary judgment on the issue of liability on the cause of action alleging a violation of Labor Law § 240 (1).

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, and the claimants’ motion for summary judgment on the issue of liability on the cause of action alleging a violation of Labor Law § 240 (1) is granted.

The claimant Juan Casasola alleged that, while he was working as a carpenter, an unsecured…