Summary Judgment Not Warranted on Worker's Claim

A New York appellate court upheld the denial of summary judgment on a Labor Law claim by a worker who fell from a ladder after an electrical explosion within 2 feet of his face. Case: Arias v. Brooks Holdings Corp., No. 154787/19, 03/26/2026, published. Facts: Nelson Arias worked for New York Interior Construction as a helper. In October 2016, Arias and his colleagues were working to renovate a unit in a cooperative apartment building in Manhattan. At around 3 p.m., the electrician on the crew told Arias and another helper to run an electrical line from the unit's kitchen to the buildin...