Construction Worker Prevails on Labor Law Claim for Fall on Ice at World Trade Center Site

A New York appellate court ruled that a worker who slipped and fell on accumulated ice and snow while working on the construction of the World Trade Center memorial was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim. Case: Reynoso v. Bovis Lend Lease, No. 2013-05902, 02/11/2015, published. Facts: The National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center Foundation hired Bovis Lend Lease to build a memorial and museum at the site of the former World Trade Center. Bovis subcontracted part of this work to Navillus Contracting. Hector Reynoso worked for Navillus. He ...