Appeals Court Overturns Lower Court’s Ruling About Whether Pole Should Have Been Padded at Ski Resort

By Carla Varriale, of Havkins, Rosenfeld, Ritzert & Varriale   New York's Appellate Division, First Department overturned a summary judgment decision previously granted to ski resort defendants in a case involving an injured infant plaintiff. The facts are straightforward: infant plaintiff collided with a metal snow machine pole. The Appellate Division, First Department's decision was unanimous.   Plaintiffs alleged that defendants were negligent because they failed to pad a metal snow