While working as a stagehand at Radio City Music Hall, Eugene Travers was injured when a speaker fell off a forklift.
After he sued the building's owner, the Nassau County Supreme Court dismissed the case.
Because his injuries didn't occur during the course of an "erection, demolition, repairing, altering, painting, cleaning or pointing of the building," the Appellate Division, Second Department, thought the state's Labor Law didn't apply and that the "out-of-possession landlord" wasn't liable for the guy's injuries.
Guess you can't fight the City's Music Hall.
To view a copy of the Appellate Division's decision, please use this link: Travers v. RCPI Landmark Props. LLC