A New York appellate court partially revived a worker’s Labor Law claim for injuries he allegedly sustained while removing trees from a roadway embankment.
Case: Krencik v. Oakgrove Construction Inc., No. 161 CA 19-01616, 08/20/2020, published.
Facts: Oakgrove Construction Inc. served as the general contractor for a project that included the excavation of embankments, grading and reshaping of ditches, and installation of drainage culverts along the New York State Thruway.
Oakgrove subcontracted with Jeffrey Krencik’s employer to remove trees along the embankments. While Krencik ...
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