A New York appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment for a worker on his Labor Law claim based on his alleged man lift accident.
Case: Hartigan v. Gilbane Building Co., No. 152414/18, 595507/18, 06/13/2024, published.
Facts: Terence Hartigan allegedly suffered injuries when he fell as he was climbing from a retracted man lift from which he had been performing overhead fire-sprinkler work.
Hartigan said he slipped while descending the lift's affixed metal ladder due to moisture on its rungs and fell 4 to 5 feet to the ground.
Procedural history: Hartigan filed sui...
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