High Court Overturns Summary Judgment for Worker Injured While Removing Bird Nest

New York’s highest court ruled that a maintenance worker was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from a fall from a ladder while removing a bird's nest from over the doorway to a building. Case: Healy v. EST Downtown LLC, No. 27, 04/28/2022, published. Facts: James Healy worked as a maintenance and repair technician for the property manager of a mixed-use building owned by EST Downtown LLC. Healy was a member of the building's maintenance staff, which was separate from the janitorial staff. His regular duties included making the building...