POWERS v. PLAZA TOWER, LLC

9551, 159844/16.

173 A.D.3d 446 (2019)

103 N.Y.S.3d 383

2019 NY Slip Op 04470

William Powers, Plaintiff, v. Plaza Tower, LLC, Defendant/Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellant. Global BMU, LLC, Third-Party Defendant-Respondent.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

Decided June 6, 2019.


Plaintiff sustained injuries while installing a window washing scaffold or rig on the roof of a building owned by Plaza. Plaza retained plaintiff's employer, Global, to perform the work. At the time, plaintiff was walking on a metal catwalk that had been partially dismantled and was no longer in use. As he was walking, a section of the grating on the catwalk collapsed, causing him to fall 18-20 feet to the roof top below.

The court properly denied Plaza summary judgment...

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