Defendant Not Liable for Worker's Electric Shock Claim

A New York appellate court upheld a finding of no liability for the defendant on a worker’s claim for alleged injuries from a static electrical shock. Mario Saraiva allegedly suffered injuries from a static electrical shock by touching a PVC vacuum pipe while sandblasting paint on an overpass on the New York State Thruway. Saraiva filed suit against the New York State Thruway Authority. He asserted that the authority was negligent in permitting him to work near a known defective PVC vacuum pipe that had previously caused similar static electrical shocks to other workers on the sit...