Ironworker Struck by Rebar Column Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim

A New York appellate court ruled that an injured ironworker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim based on his injuries from being struck by a rebar column. Case: McVicker v. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, No. 28531/17, 06/24/2021, published. Facts: Michael McVicker was an ironworker at a property owned by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Upon completing the assembly of a cylindrical rebar column weighing approximately 1,000 pounds, two of McVicker’s co-workers pushed the structure down a ramp from its atop two sawhorses to the...