Worker Gets Partial Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Bridge Accident

A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker should have been granted partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claims for a bridge construction accident. Case: Chiarella v. New York State Thruway Authority, No. 2022-10215, 08/07/2024, published. Facts: Don Gregory Chiarella allegedly suffered injuries while working on the construction of the Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge. According to Chiarella, he fell as he was descending from an upper walkway to a lower walkway on the worksite using a wooden pallet that had been installed between the two levels by another worker. As Ch...