Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Fall

A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for a fall while attempting to receive an item from a scaffold above. Case: Gutierrez v. 610 Lexington Property LLC, Nos. 10800, 162787/15, 01/16/2020, published. Facts: Flavio Gutierrez suffered injuries while working on a construction project at a property owned by 610 Lexington Property LLC. Coworkers on a scaffold above Gutierrez were trying to pass a heavy concrete form down to him, but he was unable to control its descent and fell backward. Procedural history: Gutierrez fi...