Worker, Property Owner Both Granted Summary Judgment for Scaffold Accident

A New York appellate court ruled that an injured construction worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim against a property owner, and that the property owner should have been granted summary judgment on its indemnification claim against the worker’s employer. Case: Marulanda v Vance Associates, No. 2015-05959, 04/11/2018, published. Facts and procedural history: Jose Marulanda worked for U.S. Team Inc., the general contractor for a construction project on a property owned by Vance Associates. Marulanda allegedly suffered injuries in a fall while engaged i...