Court Dismisses Claim by Worker Who Was Retrieving Personal Belongings

A New York appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a Labor Law action by an individual who fell from a pallet rack while retrieving personal belongings from a warehouse leased by his brother-in-law’s company. Case: Barbu v. Doyle, No. 2023-01678, 02/04/2026, published.   Facts: Mark Barbu allegedly suffered injuries in March 2017 when he fell from a pallet rack inside a warehouse. The building was owned by Connan Land Co. LLC and leased by Par 4 Property Management LLC. Par 4 was owned by Barbu’s brother-in-law, Kenneth Doyle. According to Barbu, on the date o...