Injured Worker Can Proceed With Claims Based on Fall

A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker should have been allowed to proceed with his Labor Law and negligence claims based on a fall from a makeshift platform. Case: Graziano v. Source Builders & Consultants, No. 2016-05369, 09/11/2019, published. Facts: Guy Graziano worked for Ventre Fire Protection. He allegedly suffered injuries while installing sprinklers in a building owned by the Victims Information Bureau of Suffolk Inc. VIBS had hired Source Builders & Consultants to serve as the general contractor on a project to convert the building from a warehouse to offi...