David L. Scher and Daniel P. O'Toole of Block O'Toole & Murphy discuss 'Ortiz v. Varsity Holdings,' and write that the Court of Appeals continues to focus its Section 240(1) analysis on the gravity-related risks imposed upon the particular worker at issue, rather than excluding workers who happen to fall from less traditional surfaces than scaffolds or beams.
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Court of Appeals Refuses to Limit Scope of Labor Law Section 240(1)
New York Law Journal
January 20, 2012
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