No Summary Judgment on Worker's Claim for Alleged Ceiling Tile Mishap

A New York appellate court reinstated a worker’s Labor Law claims for his alleged injuries from falling while he replaced ceiling tiles at a public library. Case: Nooney v. Queens Borough Public Library, No. 2020-06076, 01/25/2023, published. Facts: Michael C. Nooney worked for the Queens Borough Public Library as a library maintainer, a position that required him to perform various types of repair and maintenance tasks at its branches.  On Jan. 24, 2017, Nooney was tasked with replacing water-damaged ceiling tiles in a library's auditorium. He used an A-frame ...