A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from a fall from a ladder.
Case: Gates v. New York University, No. 156096/18, 09/23/2025, published.
Facts: Justin Gates allegedly suffered injuries while working on a construction project when a ladder wobbled beneath him as he was stepping off, and he fell onto a piece of steel conduit.
According to Gates, the layout of the room required that he place the ladder where there was a depression in the floor, so one leg of the ladder was not flat on the ground.
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