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Argued: April 2, 2009

Before: CABRANES, HALL, Circuit Judges, and SWEET, District Judge.*fn1

Defendants appeal a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Thomas P. Griesa, Judge), in which the Court set aside a jury verdict for defendants and concluded that defendants were liable as a matter of law under section 240(1) of New York’s Labor Law for an injury plaintiff sustained while using a pulley to move a reel of wire down a small flight of stairs. We assume familiarity with the underlying facts and procedural history, which are provided at Runner v. New York Stock Exchange, Inc., 568 F.3d 383 (2d Cir. 2009) (“Runner I”), certified question answered by Runner v. New York Stock Exchange, Inc.,2009 N.Y. Slip Op. 9310 (N.Y. Ct. of Appeals Dec. 17, 2009)(“Runner II”).*fn2

 
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