Property Owner Gets Summary Judgment on Worker's Labor Law Claim for Fall From Ladder

A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment in favor of a property owner against a worker who claimed he fell from a ladder while making repairs that were not requested or authorized. Case: I.P. v Bonilla, No. 2020-08067, 05/10/2023, published. Facts: A worker, identified in court documents by his initials I.P., worked as a roofing assistant for the Bentzys Corp. Bentzys was working on a construction project at a building in Brooklyn when the worker allegedly fell from a ladder while he was repairing a hole in the roof of a neighboring garage owned by Ra...