Court of Appeals of New York

In case where plaintiff, a window washer was injured at a worksite, sued people involved with the office building, appellate division's reversal of partial summary judgment for plaintiffs on liability under labor law section 240(1), and grant of summary judgment to defendants dismissing plaintiffs' Labor Law section 240(1) claim and the complaint, is affirmed where plaintiffs "failed to establish the need for any safety device affording protection from the effects of gravity in connection with the interior window cleaning at issue.

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• Decided 07/02/2007
• Published 07/02/2007

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• Court of Appeals of New York

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