Parke v. ST Owner LP

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Cynthia S. Kern, J.), entered March 9, 2016, which, to the extent appealed from as limited by the briefs, granted the motion of defendants Strike Force of New Jersey, Inc. (Strike Force) and Jonathan Ubogu for summary judgment dismissing the complaint as against them, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Plaintiff was injured when she fell down a darkened staircase in her apartment building, which was left without electricity in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. The building’s owners retained Strike Force to provide additional security guards in the…