Summary Judgment for Worker on Labor Law Claim Overturned

A New York appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment for a worker on his Labor Law claim. Case: Neto v. Buddies Bro LLC, No. 515611/20, 06/17/2026, published. Facts: Dijalma Neto worked as a carpenter for Magellan Concrete Structures. He allegedly suffered injuries on a project involving the construction of a building at premises owned by Buddies Bro LLC. Townhouse Builders Inc. was the general contractor for the project. According to Neto, he was stripping the second-floor ceiling, which involved removing "the material that had been used to make a base to pour the c...