Court Revives Labor Law Claims by Man Hit by Falling Ladder

A New York appellate panel has revived a lawsuit against a property owner and construction manager for alleged Labor Law violations by an individual who purported to have been the employee of a subcontractor involved in the construction project and claimed to have been injured when another worker fell from a ladder and landed on top of him.Case: Torres v. Perry Street Development Corp., Nos. 2011-10723, 2012-02013, 03/06/2013, published.Facts: Joseph Torres claimed he was injured at a construction site owned by the Perry Street Development Corp. when a worker fell from a 20-foot extension ladd...