This matter proceeded to a trial on damages after plaintiff, a 44-year-old carpenter who fell 14 feet from a wall while working at the World Trade Center construction site, was awarded summary judgment on a claim under Labor Law § 240 (1). Plaintiff's doctor testified at trial that plaintiff suffered a traumatic disruption to the Lisfranc joints in his right foot, an injury that tends to cause the surrounding tarsal or metatarsal bones to fracture or become dislocated...
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