Worker Who Fell From Scaffold Gets Partial Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim

A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claims for his injuries from a fall from a scaffold. Case: Bustamante v. BSD 370 Lexington LLC, No. 2024-07704, 03/04/2026, published. Facts: BSD 370 Lexington LLC contracted with Gateway Builders Corp. to perform renovation work at a building it owned on Lexington Avenue in Manhattan. Melvin Bustamante worked for Gateway. His assigned tasks for the project required the use of a scaffold. As Bustamante was attempting to move the scaffold while standing on the platform, it&...