N.Y. Appeals Court Denies Motions in Sanitation Worker Case

A New York appellate court denied a plaintiff's and third-party defendant's motions for summary judgment in a civil suit, after determining that triable issues of fact existed regarding both parties' liability.The case, Boston v City of New York, No. 2007-05949, 5/9/08, stems from a sanitation worker's injuries that he suffered while collecting trash for his employer, the City of New York. The worker, George Boston, was standing on the running board of the sanitation truck as it pulled away from the property of the Charosa Foundation Corp. As the truck pulled away from the curb...