Worker Gets Partial Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim

A New York appellate court ruled that a property owner and general contractor were liable under Labor Law Section 240(1) for a construction worker’s fall from a scaffold, and that they were not entitled to summary judgment dismissing the worker’s Section 241(6) claim. Case: Yaucan v. Hawthorne Village, No. 2015-03964, 11/15/2017, published. Facts: Edgar Yaucan worked for a subcontractor hired by RD2 Demolition & Construction to assist with a building renovation project. Yaucan fell from a scaffold while removing windows from the third floor of the building. He claims he had ...