Worker Who Fell From Ladder Gets Summary Judgment

A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his alleged injuries from a fall from a ladder. Case: Nunez v. Trustees of Columbia University, No. 2025-11616, 09/16/2026, published. Facts: Guillermo Nunez allegedly was injured while working in an apartment building owned by the Trustees of Columbia University. Nunez claimed that he was applying a finishing coat of plaster to the ceiling when a ladder he was using moved and he fell. Procedural history: Nunez filed suit against the trustees, asserting a claim for a violatio...