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GIOVANNI SOSTRE et al., Respondents, v. LUELLEN JAEGER, Doing Business as ALT JAY REALTY CO., et al., Appellants. LUELLEN JAEGER, Doing Business as ALT JAY REALTY CO., Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellant-Respondent,

Although an out-of-possession landlord, Alt may be held liable for the explosion that allegedly caused plaintiff's injuries because it expressly reserved a right under the lease to enter the premises for the purpose of inspection, maintenance and repair, and as plaintiff's expert set forth specific statutory violations and/or structural defects with respect to the electrical system ( see Guzman v Haven Plaza Hous. Dev. Fund Co., 69 NY2d 559, 566-567; De Souza v Jocar Realty Co., 302 AD2d 336). Bennani's testimony and the affidavit of plaintiff's expert raise issues of fact as whether the electrical work performed by Bennani and/or his company contributed to the explosion. Insofar as pertinent, the subject indemnification clause obligates Starbucks to indemnify Alt for "any injury to Tenant or any other person." For purposes of the exception in Workers' Compensation Law § 11 permitting a third-party claim against an employer based on a written contract in which the employer "had expressly agreed to contribution to or indemnification of the claimant or person asserting the cause of action for the type of loss suffered," we find that the phrase "any other person" is sufficiently express to include Starbucks' employees ( cf. Rodrigues v N S Bldg. Contrs., Inc., 5 NY3d 427, 433; Acosta v Green Mgt. Corp., 267 AD2d 67). We have considered the parties' other arguments for affirmative relief and find them unavailing.

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SOSTRE v. JAEGER
(Mar 6, 2007)