DALY v. PORT AUTH. OF NY & NJ


7 Misc.3d 299 (2005)

793 N.Y.S.2d 712

KEVIN DALY et al., Plaintiffs, v. PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY, Defendant. (And 25 Other Actions.)

Supreme Court, New York County.

January 6, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Milton H. Pachter, New York City (Angela Calamia of counsel), Flemming, Zulack & Williamson, LLP, New York City (Richard A. Williamson of counsel), and Cartafalsa, Slattery & Metaxas, New York City (Patricia Zincke of counsel), for Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, defendant.

Michael A. Cardozo, Corporation Counsel (Mathew Maiorana of counsel), for City of New York, defendant.

Charles J. Siegel, New York City (John Bernard of counsel), for Bay Crane Service, Inc., defendant.

Fabiani & Cohen, LLP, New York City (Melissa Callender-Lee and Stephen M. Cohen of counsel), for Bovis Lend Lease and others, defendants.

Malapero & Prisco, New York City (Francesca E. Connolly of counsel), for Tully Construction Management Inc. and others, defendants.

Sacks & Sacks, New York City (Kenneth Sacks, Evan Sacks, Andrew Diamond and Daniel Weir of counsel), for Thomas Beattie and others, plaintiffs.

Antin, Ehrlich & Epstein, P.C., New York City (Scott W. Epstein of counsel), for Anthony Buonamini, plaintiff.

O'Dwyer & Bernstein, LLP, New York City (Steven Aripotch of counsel), for Abraham Fergus, plaintiff.

Rappaport, Glass, Greene & Levine, LLP (Michael S. Levine, Melville, and James Forde, New York City, of counsel), for Thomas Burke and another, plaintiffs.

Bartlett, McDonough, Bastone & Monaghan, LLP, Mineola (Megan Hickey of counsel), for John Campo, plaintiff.

Jaroslawicz & Jaros, New York City (Natascia Ayers of counsel), for Christopher Graybill and others, plaintiffs.

Hach & Rose, LLP, New York City (Gregory Hach of counsel), for Thomas Magee, plaintiff.

Marion S. Mishkin, New York City, for John Montalvo and another, plaintiffs.

Leonard J. Linden, New York City, for Nicholas Romero, plaintiff.

Joel M. Lutwin, New York City, for Salvatore Sferrazza, plaintiff.

Raskin & Kremins, LLP, New York City (Michael Kremins of counsel), for Americo Spagnuolo, plaintiff.

Andrea & Towsky, Garden City (Frank A. Andrea, III, of counsel), for John Feal, plaintiff.

Segan, Nemerov & Singer P.C., New York City (Marion Mishkin of counsel), for Kevin Daly and another, plaintiffs.

Park & Nguyen, Bronx (John Park of counsel), for Robert Strohschein, plaintiff.

Oshman & Mirisola LLP, New York City (David Kremen of counsel), for Paul Johnson, plaintiff.

Brecher Fishman Pasternack Popish Heller Rubin & Reiff, P.C., New York City (Robert F. Garnsey of counsel), for Alexandros Anastassatos, plaintiff.


OPINION OF THE COURT

MICHAEL D. STALLMAN, J.

These 26 tort actions arising from the clearance of the World Trade Center site, and the numerous motions and cross motions before the court, are consolidated for decision only. Defendants assert complete immunity under two obscure state statutes.

Background

Most plaintiffs are demolition workers who allege that defendants violated the Labor Law, causing work site accidents.

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