A New York appellate court reinstated a bricklayer’s Labor Law claim for alleged injuries from being struck by falling bricks.
Case: Rzepka v. City of New York, No. 2021-05088, 05/15/2024, published.
Facts: Adam Rzepka worked as a bricklayer. He suffered injuries while working on a renovation project in Queens.
While Rzepka was standing on a platform attached to the second level of the scaffold and replacing the brick facade of a school building, he was struck by several bricks that fell from the roof.
Procedural history: Rzepka filed suit against the City of New York, asserting...
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