Worker Hurt While Painting Ceiling Gets Summary Judgment

A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from a fall while painting a ceiling. Case: Cabrera v. 65 Park West Realty LLC, No. 25367/2017E, 11/17/2020, published. Facts: Isrrael Cabrera allegedly suffered injuries in a fall from an unsecured ladder while painting the boiler room of a property owned by 65 Park West Realty LLC. Both Cabrera and his colleague testified that the superintendent's husband had hired them to do the work and that they were specifically instructed to paint the ceiling. The ...