Court Revives Injured Construction Worker's Claims Against Property Owner

A New York appellate court ruled that a property owner had not been entitled to summary judgment dismissing a construction worker's claims for negligence and violation of the Labor Law. Case: Moscati v. Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, No. 2016-05760, 01/09/2019, published. Facts: Michael Moscati worked for D'Onofrio General Contractors Corp. The Consolidated Edison Co. of New York hired D'Onofrio for a construction project. Moscati was operating an excavator to remove timber from a creek bed as part of the project when the excavator slid or tipped into the stream....