No Summary Judgment for Worker on Claim for Staircase Fall

A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for a fall on a staircase, but a third-party defendant should have been granted summary judgment on the indemnification and contract claims against it. Case: Calix v. The Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York, No. 152806/20, 03/17/2026, published. Facts: Luis Romero Calix allegedly suffered injuries while working on a construction project when he fell on a staircase. According to Calix, there was an elevator in the building, but it was being used for a protracted period, w...