Defendants Get Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim

A New York appellate court upheld a jury verdict in favor of the defendants on a worker’s claim for negligence and violation of the Labor Law based on his injuries during a sewer construction project. Case: Abelleira v. City of New York, No. 2019-05821, 01/12/2022, published. Facts and procedural history: Fernando Abelleira filed suit in 2011 to recover damages for personal injuries that arose out of an accident at a construction project undertaken by the City of New York and New York City Department of Environmental Protection, involving the installation of sewer pipes in Brooklyn. A...