In a case where plaintiff claimed that personal injuries were caused by a defective service ramp, the Appellate Division, First Department, unanimously reversed the order of the Supreme court, New York County which had denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment, and directed summary judgment for defendants and dismissal of the case as against them based upon plaintiff’s failure to establish that any industry-wide safety standard had been violated at the time that the service ramp was constructed.
Read MoreIn a case where plaintiff claimed that personal injuries were caused by a defective staircase, the Appellate Division, Second Department, unanimously affirmed the order of the Supreme Court, Queens County, granting property owner defendants’ motion for summary judgment, and dismissing the complaint as against them, based upon plaintiff’s failure to adequately establish the specific cause of the accident.
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