Construction Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Fall Through Opening

A New York appellate court ruled that a construction worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claims for his fall through an open area between the beams of a building. Case: Greca v. Choice Associates LLC, No. 22075/17E, 12/02/2021, published. Facts: Bledar Greca was injured while working on the fifth floor of a property owned by Choice Associates LLC when a piece of wood that had been placed as a temporary path shifted, causing him to fall through an open area between beams. Greca prevented himself from falling all the way to the fourth floor by grabbing a met...