Legal Opinion
Cammon v. City of New York
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 21, 2000PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Smith, J.
The central issue here is whether Federal maritime law preempts New York Labor Law §§ 200, 240 (1) and § 241 (6).
Plaintiff Willie Gammon, a foreman dock builder, was injured while repairing a wood fender system1 at the South Bronx Marine Transfer Station, also known as the Hunts Point Sanitation Department Transfer Station. New York City owns and operates the Marine Transfer Station and contracted with defendant Anjac Enterprises, Inc. to repair structures at the facility. Anjac subcontracted the pier repair to third-party defendant Macro Enterprises, Ltd.,…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- East River Steamship Corp. v. Transamerica Delaval Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Southern Pacific Company v. JensenSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Jerome B. Grubart, Inc. v. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1995
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Gerard O'Hara and Lisa O'Hara v. Weeks Marine, Inc. And Collazo Contractors, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2002
- Vasquez Ex Rel. Bautista v. GMD Shipyard Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2009
- In Re World Trade Center Disaster Site LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2003
- Lee v. Astoria Generating Co.New York Court of Appeals · 2009
- Emanuel v. Sheridan Transportation Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
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