Defendant in Labor Law Dispute Gets Defense Reinstated, Partial Summary Judgment

A New York appellate court issued dual rulings in a Labor Law dispute reviving a comparative negligence defense and granting partial summary judgment for that defendant. Case: Martinez v. 281 Broadway Holdings LLC, Nos. 2017-04471 and 2016-07259, 05/13/2020. Facts: In December 2010, Hilario Martinez was working on a project to construct a new building for 281 Broadway Holdings LLC. Pavarini McGovern LLC was the general contractor. It hired S.J. Electric Inc. to do electric work, and it hired Martinez’s employer as the cement subcontractor. While Martinez was carrying a heavy sheet of ...