Worker Retrofitting Lights Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim

A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his fall from an unstable ladder. Case: Laporta v. PPC Commercial LLC, No. 30930/18E 30930/18E, 04/21/2022, published. Facts: Salvatore Laporta suffered injuries in a fall from a ladder while retrofitting light fixtures at a property owned by PPC Commercial LLC. According to affidavits filed by Laporta and his co-worker, the ladder was an 8-foot A-frame ladder that was missing rubber feet and had become unstable while Laporta was using it.  Procedural history: Lapor...