Location of Alleged Accident Allows for Partial Summary Judgment

A New York appellate court ruled that the defendants in a Labor Law action should have been granted summary judgment dismissing part of the worker’s claims based on his alleged fall. Case: Gancarz v. Brooklyn Pier 1 Residential Owner L.P., No. 2019-03532, 01/27/2021, published. Facts and procedural history: Wojciech Gancarz worked as a carpenter at a construction site under the control of Brooklyn Pier 1 Residential Owner L.P., Brooklyn Pier 1 Hotel Owner L.P. and the Hudson Meridian Construction Group LLC. He allegedly suffered injuries when he slipped and fell on a wet piece of pape...