Cahn v. Ward Trucking, Inc.

*492Plaintiff alleges that, on March 12, 2003, as he was walking in the lobby of the building where he works, a large drum of chemical solution fell off a shipping pallet and struck his leg, injuring him. Plaintiff commenced this action in April 2004, asserting claims in negligence against, inter alia, Taconic, the building’s owner, and Ward, the company that plaintiff believed had delivered the drum to the building. Unbeknownst to plaintiff and the other parties to the action, except Ward, the drums had actually been delivered to the building by Triangle, another trucking company, pursuant to a…