The motion court properly denied the portion of defendant owner Royal Lambert's motion seeking dismissal of the claims for violation of Labor Law § 200 and common law negligence. The evidence, which established that plaintiff, a carpenter who was performing renovation work at owner's premises, was injured when he tripped and fell over a 1-inch to 1¼-inch flooring differential at a six-foot wide entranceway that separated the kitchen and sunken living room. It further...
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