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Subcontractor Which Does Not Supervise or Control Injured Worker May Be Liable Under Common Law Negligence Where It Creates an Unreasonable Risk of Harm

In the course of a decision which discussed several Labor Law issues, the Second Department noted when a subcontractor (here MCN) may be held liable under common law negligence, even where the subcontractor has no authority to supervise or control the injured party’s work:

A subcontractor may be held liable for negligence where the work it performed created the condition that caused the plaintiff’s injury, even if it did not possess any authority to supervise or control the plaintiff’s work or work area … . In response to MCN’s prima facie showing with respect to this cause of action, the plaintiff raised a triable issue of fact as to whether MCN’s employee created an unreasonable risk of harm that was a proximate cause of the plaintiff’s injuries… . Van Nostrand v Race & Rally Constr Co Inc, 2014 NY Slip Op 00651, 2nd Dept 2-5-14

 

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