Court Overturns State's Win Against Worker Allegedly Hurt While Exiting Moving Vehicle

A New York appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment for the state on a worker’s Labor Law claim for her alleged injuries from attempting to exit a moving vehicle. Case: Mendes v. New York, No. 2024-05544, 02/25/2026, published. Facts: Nizia Florencia Silva Mendes was allegedly injured while mixing paint inside the back of a box truck when the truck began to move. According to Mendes, she tried to exit through the back of the truck, but at the same time, a co-worker began to raise the lift gate. Mendes alleged that she ran toward the back of the truck, lost her ...