Conflicting Accounts of Accident Preclude Summary Judgment

A New York appellate court ruled that a painter was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim due to a dispute over the circumstances of his fall from a ladder. Case: Vasquez-Tineo v. 1764-1766 Westchester Ave. LLC, No. 9070 21993/14, 04/23/2019, published. Facts and procedural history: Ramon Vasquez-Tineo fell from a ladder while painting a property owned by 1764-1766 Westchester Avenue LLC. According to Vasquez-Tineo, the ladder was unstable to begin with, and it collapsed beneath him. Vasquez-Tineo filed a Labor Law claim against the property owner and moved for summa...