Worker Doesn't Assert Viable Labor Law Claim for Fall

A New York appellate court ruled that the defendants in a Labor Law action were entitled to summary judgment dismissing a worker’s claim based on her injuries from a fall caused by her lanyard being caught on the handrail of a scaffold. Case: Mikenshina v. Tishman Construction Corp., No. 155373/12, 10/15/2020, published. Facts and procedural history: Olga Mikenshina suffered injuries while working on a construction site when her lanyard was caught on scaffolding handrail, causing her to fall. Mikenshina filed suit against the general contractor for the project, the Tishman Constructio...