A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment dismissing the Labor Law claims against a homeowner for a worker’s alleged fall from a ladder.
Case: Buchanan v. De Orio, No. 2023-05874, 04/23/2025, published.
Facts: In July 2018, Michael De Orio entered into a contract with A-1 Unlimited Services to do work on his home. The contracted work included removing and reinstalling the gutters.
De Orio declined the use of scaffolding for this project, against the advice of Vincent Valenti, the owner of A-1.
John Buchanan worked for A-1, and he worked on the project at De Orio&r...
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