Court: Injured Worker Should Have Received Summary Judgment for Ladder Accident

A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from a fall from a ladder. Case: Escudero v. Belmont Ave 2321 LLC, No. 800463/22, 03/26/2026, published. Facts: Danilo Veliz Escudero suffered injuries in a fall from a ladder while working on a construction project at a property owned by Belmont Ave 2321 LLC. Escudero testified that he had to use the ladder to reach the ceiling, and that the ceiling was "a little more" than 6 feet high. While Escudero was tightening a coupling on a pipe in the ceiling, ...