Divided Court Says Worker Was Entitled to Summary Judgment on Claim for Fall

A divided New York appellate court ruled that a worker who fell while unloading beams from the back of a flatbed truck was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law Section 240(1) claim. Case: Myiow v. City of New York, No. 388 117913/09, 10/04/2016, published. Facts: Karl Myiow worked for Brooklyn Welding Corp. on a project to expand Harlem Hospital. The hospital is owned by City of New York and operated by the New York City Health and Hospitals Corp. TDX Construction acted as the project manager. Metropolitan Steel Industries was the prime contractor for steel work on the project, a...