No Summary Judgment on Worker's Labor Law Claim for Slip-and-Fall

A New York appellate court upheld a denial of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim for his injuries from a trip-and-fall accident. Case: Almer v. Summit Glory Property LLC, No. 154195/19, 595753/19, 595378/20, 595584/20, 06/30/2026, published. Facts: Nick Almer worked for the Forest Electric Corp. He tripped and fell over a drag line — a rope used to pull cable through a conduit — while working on a construction project. The drag line was attached to a partially installed data cable that had been coiled up and hung from a passageway ceiling. The constructio...