A Labor Law Section 240(1) Trifecta
April 28, 2022, produced three Court of Appeals Labor Law Section 240(1)-related opinions (Healy v. EST Downtown, 38 NY3d 998 [2022]; Bonczar v. American Multi-Cinema, 38 NY3d 1023 [2022] and Cutaia v. Board of Managers of the 160/170 Varick Street Condominium, 38 NY3d 1037 [2022]). Each was on its issue favorable to the defendant.
August 15, 2023 at 10:44 AM
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Labor LawApril 28, 2022, produced three Court of Appeals Labor Law Section 240(1)-related opinions (Healy v. EST Downtown, 38 NY3d 998 [2022]; Bonczar v. American Multi-Cinema, 38 NY3d 1023 [2022] and Cutaia v. Board of Managers of the 160/170 Varick Street Condominium, 38 NY3d 1037 [2022]). Each was on its issue favorable to the defendant. Offered are a few brief observations. In Healy, a bird nesting in a partially covered rain gutter was depositing droppings from above a tenant's entranceway. The plaintiff, an employee of the building owner's property manager was sent to remove the nest. Upon reaching into the gutter while standing 5' above the ground on an 8' stepladder a bird unexpectedly fluttered out. Startled, the plaintiff was caused to fall to the ground.
On cross motions for summary judgment, the defendant's was granted in that the work was not cleaning within the contemplation of the Section 240(1) cleaning category.
In Bonczar, the plaintiff was injured when he fell from a ladder while retrofitting a fire alarm system at the defendant's movie theater. He was afforded summary judgment on no more than allegations that after climbing up and down to the third or fourth step of the ladder several times without issue, the ladder shifted and wobbled when he began his final descent.
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