A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his fall from a flatbed truck, and it sorted out liability among the defendants on their cross-claims.
Case: Agurto v. One Boerum Development Partners LLC, No. 152793/19, 596014/19, 595084/20, 595832/20, 11/14/2023, published.
Facts: Lupo Agurto Jr. fell from the top of scaffolding materials stacked on the back of a flatbed truck.
The scaffolding materials were stacked so that the top was around 18 feet off the ground, and as Agurto walked on them, he tripped over a board and fell to t...
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