Court Upholds Summary Judgment for Worker Who Fell From Unsecured Ladder

A New York appellate court ruled that a construction worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim based on his fall from an unsecured and damaged ladder. Case: Pena v. Jane H. Goldman Residuary Trust No. 1, No. 5791 301044/15, 02/22/2018, published. Facts and procedural history: Juan Pena filed a Labor Law claim asserting that he had suffered injuries in a fall from a ladder while working on a construction project at a property owned by Sol Goldman Investments. Pena alleged that he had been working while on an unsecured and damaged ladder when the ladder wobbled, causing h...