New York Labor Law Section 240 - Worker Suffered a Gravity Related Injury - App. Div. 2d Dep't.
There has been a lot of discussion in the news about construction accidents, specifically the large crane falling in New York City, killing a worker on site. New York State applies strict liability in certain construction-site accidents. The public policy behind the New York Labor Law and certain Gravity Related Accidents is not to allow others to evade or escape liability on a legal technicality: such provisions impute liability irrespective of the precautions taken. The pro
