A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a construction foreman’s Labor Law claim for his fall from a roof.
Case: Ortega v. Panther Siding & Windows Inc., No. 2020-01651, 04/20/2022, published.
Facts: Rene Ortega allegedly was injured in January 2017 when he fell from a roof on residential property while working as a foreman for the Golden Hammer Construction Group Corp.
Golden Hammer was a subcontractor for Panther Siding & Windows Inc.
Procedural history: Ortega filed suit against Panther, asserting claims for negligence and violations of the Labor Law.
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