Joeris General Contractors, Ltd. v. Cumpian

OPINION

Jason Pulliam, Justice

Introduction

This appeal arises from an action brought against Joeris General Contractors, Ltd. (Joeris) by Rolando Cumpian, an employee of an independent contractor who was injured on a job site. Cumpian sued Joeris for negligence and gross negligence alleging Joeris failed to reasonably enforce its safety regulations and failed to protect Cumpian by allowing his co-worker, someone known to have violated safety regulations in the past, on the jobsite. A jury found in favor of Cumpian and awarded actual and exemplary damages.

We conclude, as a matter of law, Joeris…