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 his fall from a delivery truck’s lift gate. Case: Pimentel v. DE Freight LLC, No. 161075/17, 595883/18, 595289/20, 05/24/2022, published. Facts: Francisco Pimentel worked for Transel Elevator and Electric Inc. as an elevator constructor. He allegedly suffered injuries at a property owned by Namor Realty Co. LLC when he fell from the lift gate of a DE Freight LLC delivery truck while he was trying to stabilize 400 pounds of equipment as it was being lowered. According to Pimentel,...