Krien v. Harsco Corp.

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

Before us is an appeal in a personal injury suit brought by an employee of Riley Construction named Krien. Riley, the general contractor of a construction project in Wisconsin, had hired Harsco Corporation to supply scaffolding for the project. Krien, injured in a fall when a plank on a scaffold that he was standing on broke, sued Harsco. The parties settled his claim for $900,000. Even before the settlement, Harsco had filed a third-party complaint against Riley, seeking indemnification for any damages that Harsco might pay by way of judgment or settlement of Krien’s…