Court Grants Partial Summary Judgment to Worker Who Fell From Platform

A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claim. Case: Rivas v. Panama Leasing LLC, No. 28019/18, 05/15/2025, published. Facts: Ekar Rivas fell from an elevated working platform while repairing pendant lights in a canopy. The work involved using drills to remove the old light fixtures and, while the power was off, detaching the electrical wires from the old fixtures, then wiring new fixtures into place, followed by drilling holes into the canopy's concrete surface and installing bulb covers. The platform did n...