Velez v. City of New York

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Donna M. Mills, J.), entered February 4, 2015, which, insofar as appealed from, denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing the common-law negligence and Labor Law § 200 claims and the Labor Law § 241 (6) claim as predicated upon 12 NYCRR 23-1.30, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The motion court properly declined to dismiss the Labor Law § 200 and common-law negligence claims in this action where plaintiff alleges that he was injured when he tripped over a drain cover on the roof of the worksite because of inadequate illumination.…