Kamla v. the Space Needle Corporation

— This case involves a personal injury action brought against a jobsite owner by an injured employee of a contractor. The injured employee argued the jobsite owner owed him a common law duty of care based on the jobsite owner’s alleged retained control over the manner in which the contractor completed the job. The injured employee further argued the jobsite owner owed him a statutory duty of care under the Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act of 1973 (WISHA), chapter 49.17 RCW. Finally, the injured employee argued the jobsite owner owed him a common law duty of care based on the…