Court Overturns Summary Judgment in Labor Law Claim

A New York appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment in favor of a worker who had fallen from a scaffold, saying it was prematurely issued before all of the defendants had an opportunity to depose the worker. Case: Antonyshyn v. Tishman Construction Corp., Nos. 2015-04151 and 2015-11459, 09/20/2017, published. Facts: Yuriy Antonyshyn allegedly suffered injuries while working on a construction project when a scaffold shifted beneath him, causing him to fall. The building where he was working was owned by 50 Varick LLC, and the general contractor for the project was the Foundatio...