Worker Who Tripped Over Bucket Fails to Assert Viable Labor Law or Negligence Claim

A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s claims for negligence and violation of the Labor Law based on a fall over a bucket. Case: Kefaloukis v. Mayer, No. 2019-10438, 08/04/2021, published. Facts: Hristos Kefaloukis worked as a carpenter for the Chase Construction Co. On May 22, 2015, he performed renovation work in a first-floor apartment in a residential building that was owned and managed by Nancy Mayer. Kefaloukis allegedly suffered injuries when he tripped over a bucket in the middle of the room while he was stepping back to look at a window he was fra...