Frekhtman & Associates, a New York based construction accident law firm has recently settled a case involving a Brooklyn laborer who fell from a ladder while stripping a circular staircase inside a large multi-apartment dwelling. The plaintiff was working on the ladder when another worker moved a piece of sheetrock which cause other piles of sheetrock to fall over onto their side. The last such piece fell and struck the ladder causing it to topple over. The plaintiff sustained a serious injury including a fracture of his ankle which required open reduction internal fixation. Defendant moved for summary judgment arguing a different version of facts including that plaintiff was not even ever on a ladder and that he moved the sheetrock himself causing it to fall on his own foot. Despite these arguments, defendants’ summary judgment motion was denied and the case was scheduled for trial. While awaiting trial, the parties agreed to participate in an arbitration. As a result of an arbitration award, the case was resolved for $410,000.00