Court Affirms Summary Dismissal of Construction Worker's Claim

A New York appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law claims for his injuries from falling into a trench. Case: Estrella v. BMG Monroe I LLC, No. 2024-07375, 04/01/2026, published. Facts: BMG Monroe I LLC hired Verticon II LLC to serve as the general contractor for a construction project at a property owned by BMG. Verticon subcontracted the framing work to Upstate Framing Inc., which further subcontracted the work to Plaza Construction. Manuel Antonio Estrella worked for Plaza as part of a crew installing plywood floors in a house as part of the BMG project...