Otero v. Cablevision of N.Y

In Otero v. Cablevision of N.Y., 297 A.D.2d 632 [2d Dept 2002] the building owner was found liable under Labor Law 240 (1) for injuries suffered by a cable television installer even though the owner did not request or authorize the work and did not even have any prior notice of plaintiff's presence on its property. It would seem therefore that defendants cannot escape liability under the Labor Law merely because they did not hire plaintiff's employer to perform the work which resulted in plaintiff's injury.