Worker Gets Partial Summary Judgment for Fall From Scaffold

A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from a fall from a makeshift scaffold. Case: Lojano v. Soiefer Bros Realty Corp., No. 2017-04040, 10/28/2020, published. Facts: The Soiefer Bros Realty Corp. owned a building that it leased to ASIF Holdings LLC for use as a warehouse. ASIF hired 21st Century Construction to separate a portion of the warehouse with metal studs, drywall and taping. Abraham Lokshin owned 21st Century. He rented a scissor lift for the ASIF project and sent Wilson Lojano to do...