Electric Shock Injuries

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In DiPasquale v. Boys & Girls Harbor Inc., 2018 NY Slip Op 04947 (App. Div. 1st Dept. July 3, 2018), a personal injury/premises liability case, the court unanimously affirmed the denial of defendant’s motion for summary judgment. This case underscores the responsibilities that premises owners have to maintain their property in a reasonably safe condition. From…

Read More Electrocution Injury Case Against Employer’s Landlord Survives Summary Judgment
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From Rubino v. 330 Madison Co., LLC, 2017 NY Slip Op 04210 (App. Div. 1st Dept. May 25, 2017): The court properly granted plaintiffs’ motion for partial summary judgment on the Labor Law § 241(6) claim as against appellants. It is undisputed that violations of Industrial Code (12 NYCRR) § 23-1.13(b)(3) and (4) proximately caused…

Read More Electrocuted Worker Entitled to Summary Judgment Under New York Labor Law § 241(6)
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In Roman v. City of New York (App. Div. 2nd Dept. Feb. 25, 2015), the court affirmed summary judgment in plaintiff’s favor. In this personal injury case, plaintiff allegedly was injured while he was walking his dog on a sidewalk in Brooklyn. At his deposition, the plaintiff testified that, after stepping in a puddle, the dog suddenly…

Read More Con Ed’s Failure to Investigate Dangerous Electrical Condition Results in Summary Judgment for Injured Plaintiff
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In Addonisio v. City of New York, the Appellate Division, First Department modified the trial court’s ruling and vacated the dismissal of plaintiff’s Labor Law § 241(6) claim against the City of New York and his Labor Law § 200 and common-law negligence claims against Con Ed.  It affirmed, however, the dismissal of plaintiff’s Labor Law §…

Read More Electrocuted Worker Can Continue Suit Against the City of New York and Con Edison
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