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Elevator Trip and Fall in the Bronx Raises the Judicial Doctrine of Res Ipsa Loquitur
A Bronx woman tripped and fell in her apartment building upon entering an elevator that was misleveled with the floor. She sued the building owner (1366 White Plains Road Association, LLC) and the management company (Universal Management Agency). Those defendants, in turn, sued the elevator maintenance company (Eltech Industries, Inc.) with whom they had… Read More »
Ladder Fall While Cleaning Creates Liability Under Scaffold Law
In 2010, a worker who was hired to clean the walls and window ledges at the Worldwide Plaza subway station in New York City fell 20 feet to the floor when the ladder he was standing on kicked out from under him while he was hosing down a wall. The injured worker sued the… Read More »