Worker Who Suffered Electric Shock Gets Summary Judgment

A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his fall from a scaffold after he suffered an electrical shock. Case: Goundan v. Pav-Lak Contracting Inc., No. 155989/14, 11/24/2020, published. Facts: Ashton Goundan suffered injuries while installing an exit sign in a building under construction. Goundan was about 12 feet above the floor on a scaffold without using any safety harness or safety lines when he touched a live wire, receiving an electrical shock and falling to the floor. Procedural history: Goundan...