Defendant Gets Summary Judgment Dismissing Claims Against Him

A New York appellate court ruled that an individual defendant was entitled to summary judgment dismissing a Labor Law action against him arising from a scaffold accident at a construction site. Case: Moon v. Owadeyah, No. 2018-14229, 01/24/2024, published. Facts: Ssang Jun Ma worked for YJ Construction Inc. He allegedly was injured when a scaffold upon which he was walking collapsed while he was working on a construction project at premises owned by Omid and Shirley Rahmani. Kensington Homes LLC was the general contractor for the project. Procedural history: A guardian was appoint...