Legal Opinion

Robert Fechtman, as Guardian of the Estate of Roberto Hernandez v. United States Steel Corporation, Zurich North America

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided September 25, 2013No. 45A04-1209-CT-474PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MATHIAS, Judge.

Roberto Hernandez (“Hernandez”) filed a complaint in Lake Circuit Court against United States Steel Corp. (“U.S. Steel”) seeking to recover for injuries Hernandez sustained while working on U.S. Steel property for an independent contractor hired by U.S. Steel. 1 The jury found in favor of Hernandez but apportioned five percent of the fault to Hernandez, fifteen percent to U.S. Steel, and eighty percent to Hernandez’s employer, the non-party Roger & Sons. Based on the jury’s finding of damages in the amount of $4,657,792.87, the trial court entered judgment against U.S.…

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