New York Court of Appeals October 21, 2003 (Prats v. Port Authority of New York & New Jersey)

OPINION OF THE COURT

Rosenblatt, J.

In this Labor Law § 240 (1) case, plaintiff sustained injuries after falling from a ladder. At the time, he was an assistant mechanic for AWL Industries, a company that contracted with defendant Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to work on air-conditioning systems at the World Trade Center complex.