Martinez v. 1380 Hous. Dev. Fund Corp.

2024 NY Slip Op 30805(U)
New York Supreme Court, New York County·Decided March 13, 2024·Unpublished

Opinion

Martinez v 1380 Hous. Dev. Fund Corp.

2024 NY Slip Op 30805(U)

March 13, 2024

Supreme Court, New York County Docket Number: Index No. 158506/2016 Judge: Mary V. Rosado

Cases posted with a "30000" identifier, i.e., 2013 NY Slip Op 30001(U), are republished from various New York State and local government sources, including the New York State Unified Court System's eCourts Service. This opinion is uncorrected and not selected for official publication.

NYSCEF DOC. NO. 322 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 03/13/2024

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK NEW YORK COUNTY

PRESENT: HON. MARY V. ROSADO PART 33M Justice

..·-----------~.... _____________ -----------~~-------------------... ·---X INDEX NO. 158506/2016 JOSHUA MARTI NEZ,

MOTION DA. TE 0112612023 Plait1tiff,

MOTION SEQ. NO. 006 - V -

1380 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATlON, WINNRESIDENTIAL (NY) LLC,WFHA KING BOULEVARD l.P., INFINITI ESC PLUMBING CORP .. ERIN DECtSION + ORDER ON CONSTRUCTION ANO DEVELOPMENT CO., INC .. EASCO MOTION BOILER CORP.

Defendant.

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The following e-frled documents, listed by NYSCEF document number (Motion 006} 1, 49, 54, 58.178, 179. 180, 181. 182, 183. 184, 18S. 186, 187. 188. 189. 190, 191. 192, 193, 194. 195. 196. 197, 198, 199, 200.201,202. 203,209,210,233,234,235,236,237.238, 244,248,249,250 251. 260.261, 262,263, 264,265,266,267,268,269.270, 271,272,273,274,275,276,291,297.298. 299. 306,312.313, 318 were read on thrs motion to/for _ _ _ _ _ _JUDC3_M ENT - SUMM~RY _ _ __

Upon the foregoing dornments, and after oral argument which took place on August 29, 2023 ,,,,,.ith Xavier Johnson, Esq. appearing for Plaintiff Joshua Martinez ("'Plaintiff'), Peter C. Lucas, Lsq. appearing for Lkfcndant Frin Construction & Development Co., Inc. CErin"}, and Courtney Swartz appearing for Defendants/Third-Party Plaintiffs 1380 Housing Development Fund Corporation (" 1380"), W FHA King Boulevard LP. {"WFI IA''), and Winnrcsidential (NY) I J .C ("Wiilll·')(togcther lhe ii 13 80 Defendants")( 1380 Defendants and .Erin hcrcinafo.::r referred lo collectively as •·Dcfcndanb"), the 1380 Dcfondanls' motion for an Order granting summary jl1dgmcnl in favor of 1380 Dt:tendants, (1) dismissing Plaintiff Joshua Martinez)s ("'Plaintifr') common law negligence claims, Labor Law § 200 clai rn und Labor Law 241 (6) claims~ (2) granting the 1380 Dckndants summary judgment on their cwss-cluim for contractual und/or common law indcmni lirntion ond for breach of contract as againsl Defendant Erin Constrnction Dcvdopmenl

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Co., Inc. ("Erjn"}: and (3) dismissing Lrin' ':> cross-claims for common law indemnification and contribution against the 1380 Dcfcn<lanls. is granted in part and denied in part. Plaintiffs crns':>- motion for an Order granting Plaintiff summary judgment against the t 380 Ocfcnda.nls and Dcfrrn.hmt Erin (together ,iDcfcndanls'') on Plaintifr~ Labor Law 240(1) dajm is denied.

1.- Background :md Proc.edurar Histoff ·rhc procedural and factual background of this case was recited in the Decision and. Oruer of this Court dated March 7, 2024 (NYSCEf Doc. 3 l 8) which is hereby incorporated by reference. For c.::onveniencc, a synopsis of the proccduml hislory relevant to this motion is provided herein.

Plairuiff c:ommenced the within Labor Law action by filing a Summons and Verified Complaint on October 10, 2016 (NYSCEF Do~. l ). Subsequently~ Plaintiff filed an Amended Complaint on February 12. 2018 aUeging violations of Lahor Lmv Sections 240(?), 241(6), and 200 (NYSCEf Doc. 49).

On April 24, 2018, Erin filed a. V~rified Amended Answer asserting cross-claim~ against the 1380 Defendants, !n fini Li Esc Plumhing Corp., \Vindsor \kchanical Corporation (''Windsor''), EASCO Boiler Corp and Erin for contractual and commo11-law indemnification and breach of contract (N YSCLF Doc. 54). 1 On June t3, 2018, the 1380 Defend(mts filed a Vcrifil!d Answer asserting cross-claims again~l Co-Defendants Infinity, Windsor, Erin, ar1d Easco for contractual and common-law indemnification and contribution~ and breach of contract (:--.iYSCEF Doc. 5 8 ).

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Plaintiff,~ daim~ were discontinued as agatnst Defendant Windsor by Stipulation of Discontinuance datt:d March l S, 2017 (NYSCFF Doc. 209), Plaintiff's cl~ims we-re siibsequenrly di~conlinucrl. as against Defcndanb [nlinity and Easco pursuant 10 Slipulatiom of Discontinuam.:t: J~tcd October 23. 2020 and April 20, 2020, respectively (NYSC:EF Doc. 210).

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On January 26. 2023 th~ 1380 lJcfondants brought the instanl motion for an Order granting summary judgment in fovor of the l 380 Defendants (1) dismis~ing Plaintiff's claims under Lahor Luw 200 and 241 (6)\ as \vell as common la\,: negligence a~ against the 1380 Defonda:nts; (2) granting the 13 80 Defendants summary judgment against De fondant Erin on their cross-claims for contractual and/or common law indemnification and breach of c:ont.ract; and (3) dismissing Defendant Erin's cross-claims as against the l 3~0 Defendants (l\-YSCEF Ooc. ! 78). On f ebruary 14, 2023, Plaintiff rik:J u cross-motion f<n un Order granting Plaintjff summary judgment against lhe Defendants on their Labor I .aw 240( 1) claims (NYSCEF Ooc. 234).

II. Discussion

Summary judgment is a drastic remedy~ tu be granted only where the moving party has tendered sufficient evidence to demonstrate the absence of any material issues of fact.)• (Vega v Restani Const. Corp., Ul NYJd 499~ 50312012]). The moving party's '!burden is a heavy one and on a motion for summary judgment, facts. must be vic\ved in the light most favorable to the non- moving party.,: (Jacobsen v New York City Jleallh and Hmps. Corp., 22 >-iY3d 824. 833 l2014]). One~ this sho\ving is made, the hurdcn shifts to the party opposing the motion to produce

cvidcntiary pwof, in admissih le r·orm, sufficient 10 cslablish the existence or· material issues or Jic:t w'hich require a trial. (See e.g., Zuckerman v City of l\.'ew York, 49 NY2d 557, 562 [19801;

Pemherton v NeH' York City Tr. Aufh, 304 i\D2d 340, 342 [1st Dcpl 2003J). T\.lere conclusion;,;; of law or fact are insufficient to defeat a motion for summary j udgmcnt (see Banco Popular Nonh Am. v Vicrory "J'axi ;\4:,;;t .. Inc., 1 :--JYJd 38 l !2004]).

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Plaimifl,s Labor L.-iw 2,i l (6) claims were previously dismissed pursuant to this Court's Decision and Order on Motion Sc4urnce 5 dated March 7, 2024 (?-.1YSCH. Doc. 318). As such, the 1.38U Defendants' motion to dis.mis.~ ' !-']aintiffs Labor Law 241(6) claims. c~ denied as moot.

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A Th~ 13 80 Defendants' Motion for Summury Judgment Oismissing Plaintiffs Common Law KcQ.]luence and Labor I .aw '}00 Claim~ as Against the 1380 Dcfc:ndants 1~ Grwiled

Section 200 of the ! ,abor Law "is a coc.ll fication of the common-law duty imposed upon an OVl-'11Cr or general contractor to provide construction slte workers with a safe place to v.·ork.'~ (Comes v ;v, Y. .\'rare f..'lec. & Gas Corp., 82 NY2d 876, 877 [1993"1).

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