Court Tosses Labor Law Claim for Worker With Traumatic Brain Injury

A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law claim for a traumatic brain injury from being hit by a collapsing stack of scaffold frames. Case: Wright v. Ellsworth Partners, No. 527185, 06/13/2019, published. Facts: Ellsworth Partners hired AP Construction to serve as the general contractor for a construction project. AP hired JAG I LLC as a subcontractor for the masonry and concrete work. William Wright worked for JAG and was instructed to assist coworkers in cleaning up the site. While stacking scaffolding frames, a brace either slipped or fa...