A New York appellate court overturned a ruling in favor of a defendant in a Labor Law claim, finding the worker’s own conduct was not the sole cause of his injury.
Case: Finocchi v. Live Nation Inc., No. 267 CA 20-00692, 04/22/2022, published.
Facts and procedural history: Carmen J. Finocchi Jr. suffered injuries when he was loading boxes of rigging equipment into a truck following a 2007 Genesis concert at HSBC Arena.
Finocchi filed a Labor Law claim against Live Nation Inc., asserting a violation of Section 240(1).
Section 240(1) imposes absolute liability on property owners, gener...
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