Worker Gets Partial Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Fall From Scaffold

A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from a fall from a scaffold. Case: Pacheco v. 32-42 55th Street Realty, No. 2021-08218, 12/17/2025, published. Facts: Galo Pacheco allegedly sustained injuries in 2014 when he fell from scaffolding while performing work on a construction site. The site was owned by 32-42 55th Street Realty LLC, which had hired Crescent Street Construction Corp. to serve as the general contractor. Crescent hired B Green Construction Corp. to install a brick facade on the front of ...