Defendants Get Summary Judgment on Claim by Worker Injured by Falling Drywall

A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a Labor Law claim by a worker injured by a falling dolly and drywall. Case: Ortega v. Fourtrax Contracting Corp., No. 2020-05362, 03/01/2023, published. Facts: Fourtrax Contracting Corp. hired Top Remodeling Inc. as a subcontractor to perform drywall installation, taping and spackling at a construction site at 375 N. Broadway in Jericho.  Jose Santiago Orellana Ortega worked for Top. While he and his co-workers were using a dolly to move drywall, the dolly and the load tipped over and fell on Ortega. Procedural his...