Legal Opinion
Lajqi v. New York City Transit Authority
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 1, 2005PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Mary Ann BrigantiHughes, J.), entered February 3, 2005, which granted plaintiffs’ motion for partial summary judgment on the issue of liability pursuant to Labor Law § 240 (1), unanimously affirmed, with costs.
Labor Law § 240 (1) imposes a nondelegable duty upon the owner and contractor to provide proper and adequate safety devices to protect workers at an elevation from falling (Vergara v SS 133 W 21, LLC, 21 AD3d 279, 280 [2005]). Plaintiffs demonstrated that Shpend Lajqi was not provided with any protection for the work he was performing at the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Vergara v. SS 133 West 21, LLCAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- Samuel v. Simone Dev. Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- Munford v. Pressmad Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
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