The spring edition reveals an emerging pattern in addressing the Sole Proximate Cause defense and compliance with the Labor Law. It has been well established that the Sole Proximate Cause Defense will not apply if there was a failure of a safety device. A plaintiff cannot be deemed to have solely caused his or her own accident if the safety device in use at the time contributed to the accident in some way.
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