Lovetere v. Meadowlands Sports Complex

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Airthur F. Engoron, J.), entered on or about February 5, 2016, which granted the motion of defendants New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority and New Meadowlands Racetrack, LLC for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Defendants established entitlement to judgment as a matter of law by submitting deposition testimony, expert opinion, and photographic evidence showing that the alleged hazardous defect in the ceramic floor tile (a “spall”) was physically insignificant and trivial. The depth of the defect in a…