Court Partially Revives Plumber's Labor Law Claims for Crushed Foot

A New York appellate court revived portions of a plumber’s Labor Law claim for injuries from an air compressor that fell on his foot. Case: Simmons v. City of New York, Nos. 2016-00620 and 2016-00879, 10/03/2018, published. Facts: Glenn Simmons worked as a plumber for A&A Industrial Piping. His employer had been hired as a subcontractor for a construction project at the North Shore Marine Transfer Station in Queens. The Prismatic Development Corp. was the general contractor for the project, which was being completed at a property owned by the City of New York and the city&rsq...