Exclusive Remedy Bars Suit by Worker who Jumped out of Elevator

Exclusive remedy bars a civil suit filed by a handyman who jumped out of a stalled elevator and fell backwards down an elevator shaft, the 1st Department of the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division ruled.Case: Copeland Clifford et al. v. Plaza Housing Development Fund Co. et al., 9871/ 305519/08, 04/23/2013.Copeland Clifford and three of his coworkers entered an elevator in the basement and pushed the button for the first floor. The elevator stopped at a point between the first and second floors and its doors opened automatically. Two of the men jumped successfully from the elevator to th...