New York Supreme Court November 16, 2004 (Olsen v. James Miller Marine Service, Inc.)

OPINION OF THE COURT

Alice Schlesinger, J.

*933Plaintiff commenced this action for damages based on injuries he allegedly sustained in 1998 while working on a barge docked in the East River as part of a Consolidated Edison (Con Ed) project to repair its pier there. He seeks, among other things, to recover for loss of income under the federal Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA).