Former Tenant of Warehouse Had No Liability to Worker Allegedly Injured by Falling Beam

A New York appellate court ruled that the former tenant of a warehouse had no liability to a worker who was allegedly injured by a steel beam that fell years after the tenant had vacated the property.  Case: Schonbrun v Marjep Realty Corp., No. 2017-00005, 03/07/2018, published. Facts: Jerry Schonbrun allegedly suffered injuries in January 2014 while working at a warehouse in Freeport. Schonbrun alleged that something must have disturbed a steel beam that was leaning against a wall, which caused it to fall on to him. The incident occurred in a portion of the warehouse that had previou...