Velazquez v. New York City Health & Hospitals Corp.

This case concerns an appeal from a judgment by the Supreme Court, New York County, which dismissed a home attendant's complaint against municipal defendants. The plaintiff was injured while assisting two EMS workers, employees of the defendants, in carrying her client down a stairway. The appellate court unanimously reversed the lower court's decision, denying the defendants' motion for judgment as a matter of law, reinstating the complaint, and remanding the case for a new trial. The court ruled that governmental immunity does not protect defendants from liability for negligence in performing ministerial acts. Additionally, under the danger invites rescue doctrine, the EMS workers owed a duty of care to the plaintiff as a rescuer. The court concluded that the plaintiff presented sufficient evidence to raise a factual issue regarding the EMS workers' negligence, thus warranting a new trial.

Velazquez v. New York City Health & Hospitals Corp. is a workers' compensation case decided in Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.

It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York.