Mishap on Loading Dock Doesn't Give Rise to Viable Labor Law Claim

A New York appellate court ruled that a worker injured while unloading materials for a technology competition did not assert a viable Labor Law claim. Case: Treacy v. Inspired Event Productions LLC, No. 653010/12, 03/04/2021, published. Facts: Peter Treacy was a Teamsters' Union laborer employed by Budd Enterprises Ltd. He was unloading a truck at a Marriot Hotel with his co-workers when a crate fell on him. The crate contained materials to erect booths and other set pieces for Microsoft's Imagine Cup 2011. Procedural history: Treacy filed a Labor Law claim against Microsoft, the h...