https://lnkd.in/eEE2TwiB. A Big Labor Law Win for Michael Flake in New York County Michael Flake won summary judgment in New York County in a difficult Labor Law case. While on a skyscraper rooftop, plaintiff, a commercial window washer, was walking on the building roof at ground level when he allegedly slipped on moisture present on a metal grated platform cover, causing several injuries, including multiple lumbar surgeries. The court ruled that the evidence presented revealed no such gravity-related elevation hazard necessitating any safety devices of the kind required under Labor Law §240(1). As to Labor Law §241(6), plaintiff was engaged in routine window washing preparation and maintenance, which is not a protected construction activity under the statute. The Court also dismissed the negligence claim for lack of actual or constructive notice in that Plaintiff himself testified that he did not observe any moisture or foreign substances on the grated metal cover during his inspection minutes before his accident. Plaintiff also had walked over the metal grille without issue just moments prior to the incident. Plaintiff did not oppose Flake’s argument that the window cleaning regulation Labor Law §202 did not apply to this case.
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