Split Court Overturns Summary Judgment on Construction Foreman's Labor Law Claim

A divided New York appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment to a construction foreman on his Labor Law claim based on his slip and fall at a work site. Case: Sutherland v. Tutor Perini Building Corp., No. 20921/18E, 06/30/2022, published. Facts: Tutor Perini Building Corp. was the general contractor on a project to build a 50-story building and was also a concrete subcontractor for a tower on the site located at 501 W. 30th St. in Manhattan. B&R Consultants & Rebar Steel was a subcontractor for the project. Owen Sutherland worked for B&R as a lather ...