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No. 213 SSM 21 Hector Taveras, Respondent, v. 1149 Webster Realty Corp. et al, Appellants.

Submitted by Lisa L. Gokhulsingh, for appellant 1149 Webster Realty Corp. Submitted by Stuart B. Cholewa, for appellant A&K Convenience Store, Inc. Submitted by Brian J. Isaac, for respondent.

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On review of submissions pursuant to section 500.11 of the Rules (22 NYCRR 500.11), order affirmed, with costs, and certified question answered in the affirmative. Defendants failed to satisfy their burden of establishing entitlement to judgment as a matter of law. Chief Judge DiFiore and Judges Pigott, Rivera, Abdus-Salaam, Stein, Fahey and Garcia concur.

Decided September 13, 2016