Worker Struck by Falling Beam Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim

A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment to a worker struck by a beam while disassembling a sidewalk bridge. Case: Linares v. City of New York, No. 303086/15E, 10/11/2022, published. Facts: Enrique Linares suffered injuries while working on a crew assigned to disassemble a sidewalk bridge. He was standing on the ground floor to receive wooden planks and metal beams being removed from the bridge and handed to him by a co-worker who was standing on the bridge. While holding a wooden plank, Linares saw a 12-foot metal beam begin to fall. The beam traveled about 20 feet befo...