Court Revives Worker's Labor Law Claim for Grinder Injury

A New York appellate court revived a worker's Labor Law claim based on a hand injury, finding his employer's alleged violation of a regulation governing "safety devices" was a sufficient predicate for his cause of action. Case: Perez v. 286 Scholes St. Corp., No. 2014-09829, 12/30/2015, published. Facts: Roberto Castano Perez allegedly injured his hand while using a grinder to repair a gate on premises owned by the 286 Scholes St. Corp. Perez claimed that a guard had been removed from the grinder, which allowed a piece of the grinder and a piece of the metal he w...