Court Reverses Summary Judgment in Labor Law Claim

A New York appellate court overturned summary judgment for the defendants in a worker's Labor Law claim for a fall from a ladder. Case: Iannaccone v. United Natural Foods Inc., No. 2021-00172, 08/23/2023, published. Facts: Louis Iannaccone allegedly was injured while installing camera systems on property owned by United Natural Foods Inc. According to the Iannaccone, he set up a 24-foot extension ladder against a light pole, with the base of the ladder resting on top of small landscaping rocks. While Iannaccone was on the ladder, he claimed, "[T]he rocks gave wa...