Worker Can't Maintain Civil Suit Against Employer for Fall on Sidewalk

A New York appellate court ruled that a worker could not maintain a civil suit against her employer for a slip-and-fall on the sidewalk just outside her workplace, as a matter of law. Case: Nepomuceno v. City of New York, No. 103117/10 -604 603 602, 03/24/2016, published. Facts: Charito Nepomuceno worked for the Beth Israel Medical Center. She claims that she slipped and fell on a piece of fruit while she was walking on the sidewalk on 1st Avenue in front of and near the entrance of her workplace. Procedural History: Nepomuceno filed a personal injury suit against the medical center, but Ne...