Kings County court dismisses labor law claims against building owner

In Kaminski v. 924 West End Ave, Inc., the Supreme Court, Kings County, granted summary judgment to a building owner represented by LCBF, dismissing Labor Law §§ 241(6) and 200 claims of plaintiff, who tripped over an electrical cord. The court accepted LCBF's argument that the building owner did not control the means and methods of plaintiff's work or create the condition that caused plaintiff to trip and fall. The court also accepted LCBF's argument that the sidewalk area where plaintiff was working was not a passageway pursuant to the Industrial Code and that the electrical cord, which belonged to a grinder used by plaintiff's foreman, was an integral part of the work being performed. The LCBF team was headed by Gerry Ford.