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November 6, 2014 by mjpospis

Contractor May Be Liable in Staircase Fall

In Ingleton v. Brooks Shopping Centers, the Appellate Division, First Department affirmed the denial of summary judgment to defendant ECI Contracting. The court held: ECI’s motion was properly denied in this action where plaintiff Norma Ingleton alleges that she was injured after falling on a staircase constructed by ECI. Although a contractual obligation does not…

Dexter Trip/Fall Lawsuit

Here is the complaint recently filed in the New York Supreme Court, Bronx County, by Ajanaffy Njewadda and her husband against various defendants, including Showtime Networks and the New York City Transit, the Metropolitan Transit Authority. In sum, she claims that she was caused to fall and sustain injuries after being shocked by a stair-spanning advertisement (stairvertisement?),…

Questions Regarding Adequacy and Reasonableness of Subway Cleaning Schedule Result in Reinstatement of Slip-and-Fall Case

In Seleznyov v New York City Tr. Auth., the Appellate Division, First Department reversed summary judgment for, and reinstated plaintiff’s complaint against, defendants New York City Transit Authority and the City of New York. It held: NYCTA failed to establish entitlement to judgment as a matter of law, in this action where plaintiff was injured…