A New York appellate court upheld an award of benefits to a worker for his injuries from a fall that left him unconscious and wedged between two buildings.
Case: Matter of Rendon v. Cosan Construction Corp., No. CV-25-0352, 10/15/2026, published.
Facts: Jose Rendon was working as a laborer for a construction project in June 2023 when he was found wedged in a narrow gap between two buildings at the site.
According to Rendon, he fell three stories through the gap after a suspended scaffold he was using shifted. Rendon claimed he landed on insulation at ground level and "rebounded" b...
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