Southeast Environmental Infrastructure, L.L.C. v. Rivers

SMITH, Justice.

These three appeals arise from an action Larry Rivers filed against Southeast Environmental Infrastructure, L.L.C. (“SEI”), and Metropolitan Gardens Developers, L.L.C., a joint venture consisting of Doster Construction Company, Inc., and Integral Building Group, L.L.C. (collectively “the joint venture”).

Facts and Procedural History

Rivers was injured on October 8, 2004, while he was working as an independent contractor with SEI at the “Hope VI” job site in Birmingham. The joint venture was the general contractor for the Hope VI project, and it had contracted with SEI to install…