Homeowner Not Liable for Worker's Fall from Ladder

A homeowner was not liable under Labor Law Section 240(1) for a construction worker's fall off of a ladder, and her husband, the employer of the construction worker, was immune from liability to the worker as a co-employee, a New York appellate court ruled. Case: Youseff v. Malik, No. 2012-08199, 12/04/2013, published. Facts: Jacques Youseff, an employee of KES Construction, suffered injuries in November 2008 when a coworker's ladder collided with his ladder, causing him to fall from a height of 8 feet.At the time of the accident, Youseff was performing construction work at a...