Worker Struck by Collapsing Scaffold Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim

A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment on the issue of liability for a worker’s Labor Law claim based on his injuries from being struck by pieces of a scaffold as it collapsed. Case: Sangare v. 985 Bruckner Boulevard Housing Development Fund Corp., No. 22146/19E, 01/24/2023, published. Facts: Aboulaye Sangare allegedly suffered injuries while working on a construction project when a scaffold above him collapsed, causing portions of it to strike him. Procedural history: Sangare filed suit against the 985 Bruckner Boulevard Housing Development Fund Corp., assertin...