Worker Can't Proceed With Personal Injury Claim for Parking Lot Fall

A New York appellate court found a third-party contractor was entitled to summary judgment dismissing a personal injury claim because it owed no duty of care to an injured worker, and the worker failed to raise a triable issue of fact. Case: Fidler v. Gordon-Herricks Corp., No. 2017-05302, 06/12/2019, published. Facts and procedural history: Robert Fidler sued six defendants for injuries he said he sustained after tripping over a loading dock ramp in the parking lot of a building where he was working. In July 2016, a trial court granted motions for summary judgment dismissing five defe...