Court Revives Part of Worker's Labor Law Claim, Grants Summary Judgment in His Favor

A New York appellate court ruled that a defendant should not have been dismissed from a worker’s Labor Law claim because it was an agent of a property owner. Case: Merino v. Continental Towers Condominium, No. 158411/12 5934A 5934, 03/08/2018, published. Facts and procedural history: Pedro Merino suffered injuries in a fall from a ladder while doing construction work on a property owned by Continental Towers Condominium that was being overseen by Rose Associates. Merino filed a Labor Law action against CTC and Rose Associates. Both CTC and Rose filed motions for s...