{"id":2510,"date":"2019-09-26T08:13:58","date_gmt":"2019-09-26T12:13:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/?p=2510"},"modified":"2019-09-24T20:14:25","modified_gmt":"2019-09-25T00:14:25","slug":"new-york-appellate-court-affirms-summary-judgment-to-construction-worker-on-labor-law-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/new-york-appellate-court-affirms-summary-judgment-to-construction-worker-on-labor-law-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment to Construction Worker on Labor Law Claim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Construction workers face many dangers in the workplace, including the possibility of a fall if working on an elevated surface without the proper safety equipment. If a worker is hurt in such a situation, he or she should talk to an experienced Syracuse construction accident attorney about the process of holding the responsible party accountable for the worker&#8217;s injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Such cases can be complicated, as there are several different laws that may come into play, and there may be multiple defendants (the employer, the building owner, the general contractor, etc.) who could potentially be liable.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Facts of the Case<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/law.justia.com\/cases\/new-york\/appellate-division-second-department\/2019\/2017-02422.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">case<\/a>, the plaintiff was a man who was reportedly hurt when he fell from the scaffold of a building while performing plumbing work. He was not wearing a lanyard or harness at the time of the fall. The plaintiff filed suit against the owner of the building, asserting a common-law negligence claim, as well as violations of New York Labor Law \u00a7\u00a7 200 and 240(1). The defendant then filed a third-party action against the plaintiff&#8217;s employer, seeking indemnification under a subcontract.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/new-york-appellate-court-affirms-summary-judgment-to-construction-worker-on-labor-law-claim\/#more-2510\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Construction workers face many dangers in the workplace, including the possibility of a fall if working on an elevated surface without the proper safety equipment. 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