LIDIA VAZQUEZ, plf-res, v. PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY, def-res, THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY, def, LARO MAINTENANCE CORP., def-ap

8468. LIDIA VAZQUEZ, plf-res, v. PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY, def-res, THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY, def, LARO MAINTENANCE CORP., def-ap — McGaw, Alventosa & Zajac, Jericho (Joseph Horowitz of counsel), for ap — Ferro, Kuba, Mangano, Sklyar, New York (Kenneth E. Mangano of counsel), for Lidia Vasquez, res — Cheryl Alterman, New York, for Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, res — Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Jane S. Solomon, J.), entered November 9, 2011, which, to the extent appealed from as limited by the briefs, denied defendant Laro Maintenance Corporation's motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint as against it, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, and Laro's motion granted. The Clerk is directed to enter judgment accordingly.

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8468. LIDIA VAZQUEZ, plf-res, v. PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY, def-res, THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY, def, LARO MAINTENANCE CORP., def-ap — McGaw, Alventosa & Zajac, Jericho (Joseph Horowitz of counsel), for ap — Ferro, Kuba, Mangano, Sklyar, New York (Kenneth E. Mangano of counsel), for Lidia Vasquez, res — Cheryl Alterman, New York, for Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, res — Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Jane S. Solomon, J.), entered November 9, 2011, which, to the extent appealed from as limited by the briefs, denied defendant Laro Maintenance Corporation’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint as against it, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, and Laro’s motion granted. The Clerk is directed to enter judgment accordingly.

In this trip-and-fall case, defendant Laro Maintenance contracted with the Port Authority to undertake responsibility for cleaning and inspecting stairs in the Port Authority Bus Terminal for defects. Plaintiff has alleged that Laro failed to fulfill its duty of care to her by not identifying the defective stair nosing she fell on.

LIDIA VAZQUEZ, plf-res, v. PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY, def-res, THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY, def, LARO MAINTENANCE CORP., def-ap

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