Court: Worker Shouldn't Have Received Summary Judgment for Fall From Dumpster

A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should not have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his alleged injuries from falling from a dumpster. Case: Carreno v. Chelsea Leaf South Housing Development Fund Corp., No. 155542/17, 02/19/2026, published. Facts: Joel Oswaldo Ruiz Carreno worked as a laborer on a construction project at a property co-owned by Chelsea Leaf South Housing Development Fund Corp. and Eighth and Seventh GP LLC. Flatiron Construction Corp. was the manager for the project. While working, Carreno climbed atop a dumpster to place a tarp over...