Legal Opinion

Elam v. NJC Scrap Metal Recycling, Inc.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided August 19, 2026No. 2025-03788Published

1Opinion of the Court

Elam v NJC Scrap Metal Recycling, Inc.

2026 NY Slip Op 05008

August 19, 2026

Appellate Division, Second Department

Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.

This decision is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports.

Leshawn Elam, respondent,

v

NJC Scrap Metal Recycling, Inc., et al., appellants, et al., defendants.

Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department

Decided on August 19, 2026

2025-03788, (Index No. 528816/23)

Valerie Brathwaite Nelson, J.P.

Linda Christopher

Lourdes M. Ventura

Don…

2Cases cited5 opinions

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  2. Rivera v. New York City Transit AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
  3. Johnson v. BraunAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  4. Browne v. Logan Bus Co., Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
  5. Bing Kang Chen v. S & F Travel, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2023

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