Motion for Summary Judgment Filed Prior to Close of Discovery Wasn't Premature

A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim predicated on his fall from a ladder while working at a church, even though discovery in the case was not yet complete.  Case: Guaman v. Ansley & Co., No. 16620 306555/11, 01/06/2016, published. Facts: Jorge Guaman allegedly fell from a ladder while working on a construction project at a property owned by the Deeper Life Bible Church. He claimed he had fallen because an overhead beam had struck the ladder after he cut the beam into two pieces. Procedural History...