7 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 24 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Wicks v. Trigen-Syracuse Energy Corp..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wicks v. Trigen-Syracuse Energy Corp. Anchor | green | “labor law 240 (1) is to be construed as liberally as necessary to accomplish the purpose of protecting workers” | 5 |
| 2 | Prats v. Port Authority of New York & New Jersey | green | “labor law 240(1) provides special protection to those engaged in the 'erection, demolition, repairing, altering, painting, cleaning or pointing of a building or structure” | 4 |
| 3 | Prats v. Port Authority of New York & New Jersey | green | “erection, demolition, repairing, altering, painting, cleaning or pointing of a building or structure” | 3 |
| 4 | Wicks v. Trigen-Syracuse Energy Corp. | green | “was 'not the kind of undertaking for which the legislature sought to impose liability under labor law 240” | 3 |
| 5 | Gentile v. New York City Housing Authority | green | “was not engaged 'in the erection, demolition, repairing, altering, painting, cleaning or pointing' of a 'building or structure' within the intended meaning of labor law 240 (1)” | 3 |
| 6 | Jimenez v. Regan | green | “was not engaged in 'construction work' within the meaning of the statute when he fell” | 3 |
| 7 | Pasquale v. City of Buffalo | green | “which is not a protected activity under labor law 240 (1)” | 3 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.