Corey v. Gorick Construction Company, Inc

In Corey v. Gorick Construction Company, Inc. (271 AD2d 911 [3d Dept 2000]), the Appellate Division, Third Department stated: "Nor are we persuaded, under the circumstances of this case, that the methodology employed to relocate the beam--deliberately releasing the beam and allowing it to fall rather than securing it with a steel cable and mechanically lowering it until it rested on the ground--gives rise to a cause of action under Labor Law 240 (1). Labor Law 240 (1) does not require that a particular methodology be employed to move materials or equipment at a construction/demolition site." (Corey, 271 AD2d at 913.)