Court Reverses Summary Judgment for Property Owner on Worker's Labor Law Claim

A New York appellate court ruled that a property owner was not entitled to summary judgment on the Labor Law claim filed by a worker who fell from a ladder while installing a roof at the house on the property. Case: Pacheco v. Smith, No. 2013-07203, 05/20/2015, published. Facts: Braulio Pacheco allegedly sustained injuries when he fell from an extension ladder while installing a small roof on a single-family home owned by Lawrence Smith. He claimed the ladder had been on an unsecured plastic tarp that Smith had placed on the ground, which created a dangerous condition leading to his fa...