Court: Worker Should Have Been Granted Summary Judgment on Scaffold Accident Claim

A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on her Labor Law claim for her injuries from a scaffold accident. Case: Interiano v. Silverstein Galaxy Property Owner LLC, No. 157311/19 595089/21, 01/09/2025, published. Facts: Nely Gonzalez Interiano allegedly suffered injuries while working on a motorized scaffold at the exterior fourth-floor level of a building in Manhattan.  Interiano was assigned to assist a more senior co-worker with the demolition of the exterior wall. Before she began working, she asked the co-worker to tie off the scaff...