Court of Appeals of New York
Cohen v. Mem'l Sloan-Kettering Cancer Ctr., 218 SSM 25
In a suit under Labor Law section 240(1), summary judgment for plaintiff is reversed where no Labor Law section 240(1) liability exists where an injury results from a separate hazard wholly unrelated to the risk which brought about the need for the safety device in the first place.
Appellate Information
- Decided 10/28/2008
- Published 10/28/2008
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- Court of Appeals of New York