Worker Pulled From Truck Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim

A New York appellate court ruled that a construction worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for injuries from when he was pulled from the back of a flatbed truck by the weight of the metal frames he was unloading. Case: Mendouze v. Plaza Construction LLC, No. 160202/17, 11/09/2021, published. Facts: Malcolm Medouze suffered injuries while helping co-workers lift a bundle of metal frames. The workers were standing on the back of a flatbed truck lifting the bundle so that it could be unloaded when Mendouze stepped on another bundle of frames that remained on t...