Court Denies Summary Judgment for Welder Who Fell From Makeshift Scaffold

A New York appellate court ruled that a worker who fell off a makeshift scaffold was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for injuries. Case: Rajpaulsingh v. Hidden Pond at Old Westbury LLC, No. 2022-00669, 10/28/2026, published. Facts: Mahadaye Rajpaulsingh was a welder for Roman Iron Works Inc. In January 2016, he was working on a residential development project. A Roman supervisor directed Rajpaulsingh to build a makeshift scaffold using wooden planks in order to carry a column between concrete structures. Rajpaulsingh was carrying the column across the make...