Surf and Tort: First Department Rejects Scaffold-Surfing Defense Under Labor Law § 240

September 24, 2026

In Tobon v. Turner Constr. Co. (2026), decided in August, the Appellate Division, First Department, affirmed the lower court’s grant of partial summary judgment to plaintiff on his Labor Law § 240(1) claim….
By: Ropers Majeski

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