Court Upholds Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Worker Who Fell From Ladder

A New York appellate court ruled that a construction worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for a fall from a ladder that kicked out from beneath him. Case: Rom v. Eurostruct, No. 5798 300960/15, 02/22/2018, published. Facts and procedural history: Bradford Rom filed a Labor Law claim asserting that he had fallen from a ladder while working on a construction project being overseen by Eurostruct Inc. Rom claimed he had been working on the ladder when it suddenly shifted and kicked out from beneath him, causing him to fall to the ground. None of Rom’s cowor...