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Proof of Lack of Constructive Notice Insufficient.

The Second Department explained that “[m]ere reference to general cleaning practices, with no evidence regarding any specific cleaning or inspection of the area in question, is insufficient to establish a lack of constructive notice” in opposing a motion for summary judgment in a slip and fall case.  Mahoney vs AMC Entertainment, Inc., 2012-00582, Index No. 2258/08, Second Dept. 2-27-13

 

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