Worker Who Stopped Himself From Falling Prevails on Labor Law Claim

A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment to a worker who fell off a steel tube on the third floor of a theater under construction but was stopped himself from falling to the floor. Case: Ging v. F.J. Sciame Construction Co. Inc., No. 157839/12, 590551/13, 04/01/2021, published. Facts: The F.J. Sciame Construction Co. Inc. served as the construction manager for a theater being constructed in Brooklyn. Sciame subcontracted the structural steelwork to Koenig Iron Works Inc. Koenig sub-subcontracted the steelwork to the Atlantic Detail & Erection Corp. Albert Ging work...