No Summary Judgment for Worker Injured by Falling Panes of Glass

A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injury from being struck by falling glass panes. Case: Simon v. 4 World Trade Center LLC, No. 152437/18, 10/14/2025, published. Facts: Juan Simon worked as a laborer on a renovation project at the World Trade Center. He was injured when large, thick glass panes were compacted in the back of a waste removal truck, which created a build-up of kinetic energy and caused some glass to burst out, striking and toppling other large panes that rested on a nearby cart, behind which Simon ...