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Case study number one:
A laborer was injured while changing a light bulb inside of
a commercial office building. The ladder he was standing on
gave way, and he fell. The injured worker sued both the
independent contractor who had hired him, as well as the
building’s owner.
The owner of the office building believed he had absolved
himself of tort liability by hiring an independent
contractor to maintain the facility. Unfortunately for the
owner, repairing a light bulb in the commercial office
building while standing on a step-ladder constituted a
construction-related injury under the law, and the building
owner was strictly liable for the worker’s injuries.
Case study number two:
In a Washington State court decision, a corporation hired an
independent trucking company to haul steel across the
country. The truck driver was involved in a traffic
accident, and the corporation that hired the trucker was
held liable. One of the main reasons cited by the court was
the corporation’s carelessness in collecting and inspecting
the trucker’s paperwork. The trucker was required to possess
a governmental safety certificate, though they did not.
Because the hiring corporation had no record of ever
collecting required safety certificates or permits from its
contractors, the court disregarded the independent
contractor non-liability rule, and held the hiring
corporation liable for the injuries caused in the accident.
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