Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim; Defendants Get Conditional Judgment

A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim, and that the defendants were entitled to conditional summary judgment on their third-party indemnification claims. Case: Canales v. Noble Construction Group LLC, No. 161247/19, 595182/20, 595970/21, 596029/21, 07/16/2026, published. Facts: Jose Canales worked for C&L Concrete Corp. He allegedly suffered injuries while helping to carry an 800-pound end box, a type of electrical cabinet. According to Canales, when his supervisor instructed him to assemble a team of co-work...