Plumber's Assistant Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Fall Over Barrier

A New York appellate court ruled that a plumber’s assistant should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from falling over a ground-level barrier into a below-ground entranceway. Case: Nunez v. The Hispanic Society of America, Nos. 161031/18 595424/19 595337/20 595360/20 595622/20 595626/20, 10/16/2026, published.   Facts: Hector Nunez suffered injuries while working as a plumber’s assistant at a construction site when he fell over a barrier from the sidewalk level into a below-ground entranceway while attempting to retrieve a pipe at the...