Court Overturns Denial of Summary Judgment for Worker, Property Owner

A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for a fall from a ladder, and that a property owner also should have been granted summary judgment on its claim for indemnification from the contractor. Case: Rivera-Astudillo v. Garden of Prayer Church of God in Christ Inc., No. 9974 301326/15, 10/01/2019, published. Facts: The Garden of Prayer Church of God in Christ Inc. hired Belfor Property Restoration to perform work. Belfor subcontracted the cleaning and debris removal portion of the project to Jose Rivera-Astudillo&rsq...