Worker Struck by Swinging Beam Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim

A New York appellate court ruled that a worker struck by a swinging steel beam should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim. Case: Sougstad v. OLP Hauppauge LLC, No. 2024-08889, 08/19/2026, published. Facts: Eric Sougstad allegedly suffered injuries while working at a construction site. According to Sougstad, he was hurt while he and a co-worker unloaded a delivery of steel beams and "shaking out" the steel, a process that involved using spreader hooks attached to a crane to lift the beams off the truck and place them on the ground. Sougsta...