Worker Gets Adverse Inference Charge for Spoliation of Evidence

A New York appellate court ruled that an allegedly injured worker was entitled to an adverse inference charge based on the defendants’ spoliation of evidence and that none of the parties were entitled to summary judgment. Case: Pai v. Nelson Senior Housing Development Fund Corp., No. 2020-05934, 11/20/2024, published. Facts: Yi Jiang Pai worked for KJ Kwok Construction Inc. He allegedly suffered injuries when a ladder collapsed beneath him while he was examining a recently installed fire sprinkler system. Kwok's owner testified that he was in a nearby room when he heard ...