Court Overturns Summary Judgment on Claim for Pallet Jack Accident

A New York appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment that dismissed a worker’s Labor Law claims arising from a pallet jack accident. Case: Torres v. 40 East End Ave. Associates LLC, No. 150872/20, 02/19/2026, published. Facts: Wilson Minaya Torres allegedly suffered injuries as he was guiding a pallet of construction materials being delivered to a worksite. According to Torres, his co-worker was moving the load using a pallet jack when the wooden part of the pallet broke, and the jack got stuck on the edge of the truck that had delivered the material. Although t...