Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Fall

A New York appellate court ruled that a construction worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim based on a fall while he was walking an outdoor path at a construction site. Case: Potenzo v. City of New York, No. 26640/15, 12/29/2020, published. Facts: Vincent Potenzo allegedly suffered injuries when he slipped and fell on March 4, 2015, while walking within the fenced-in area from the guard booth to his job site, where he worked as a drywaller. According to a superintendent for the construction, there was an unpaved path between the booth and the work site ...