Court Upholds Dismissal of Claims Against Defendants, Denial of Motion to Compel

A New York appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s claims against two defendants in his Labor Law action and the denial of his motion to compel the production of discovery. Case: Novegil-Peralta v. Rettig, No. 2021-08117, 07/23/2025, published. Facts: Jilver Armando Novegil-Peralta worked for Prestige Custom Builders. He allegedly suffered injuries when he fell from a ladder while working on a construction project at a property owned by Laura Rettig Ltd. LRL had hired Prestige to perform the framing work for the project. Procedural history: Novegil-Peralta fil...