Court Overturns Summary Judgment for Worker on Labor Law Claim

A New York appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment for a worker struck by a falling object. Case: Rolka v. Neelam Construction Corp., No. 2024-08597, 07/08/2026, published. Facts: Marcin Rolka allegedly sustained injuries while working for Ladi Construction, a subcontractor hired by Neelam Construction Corp. to perform waterproofing, demolition and debris removal work at Long Island City High School in Queens. Rolka claimed that as he was bent over and picking up debris from a scaffold beneath another scaffold that other demolition workers were standing on, an object str...