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PRATS v. PORT AUTH OF NY & NJ

100 N.Y.2d 878 (2003)

800 N.E.2d 351

768 N.Y.S.2d 178

NORBERTO PRATS et al., Appellants, v. PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided October 21, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

DiJoseph & Portegello, P.C., New York City (Arnold E. DiJoseph, III, of counsel), and Parker & Waichman, Great Neck, for appellants.

Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP, New York City (Richard E. Lerner, Helmut Beron and Meredith Drucker of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge KAYE and Judges SMITH, CIPARICK, GRAFFEO and READ concur.

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROSENBLATT, J.

In this Labor Law § 240 (1) case, plaintiff sustained injuries after falling from a ladder. At the time, he was an assistant mechanic for AWL Industries, a company that contracted with defendant Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to work on air-conditioning systems at the World Trade Center complex. AWL's contract involved cleaning, repairing and rehabilitating air handling units, including supports, anchors...

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