Urena v. Capano Homes, Inc.

BERGER, Justice.

In this appeal, we consider the extent of a general contractor’s liability for injuries sustained by an independent contractor’s employee. The injured employee claims that the general contractor is liable because: 1) it undertook responsibility for implementing safety measures; and/or 2) it negligently selected the independent contractor. We hold that a general contractor who supervises job site safety conditions by making checklists, reporting safety issues to the independent contractor, and even terminating the independent contractor if the safety issues persist, has not…