Court Finds Worker Hit by Falling Object Entitled to Summary Judgment

A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim based on his injuries from a falling object. Case: Aguilar v. Graham Terrace LLC, No. 2017-09885, 09/16/2020, published. Facts: Graham Terrace LLC hired Townhouse Builders Inc. to serve as the general contractor for the renovation of a building in Brooklyn. Townhouse then hired Atweek Inc. to do demolition work for the project. Willan Enrique Macas Aguilar worked for Atweek. He said an air duct fell on him while he was standing on a beam, which then caused him to fall approximately one st...