Mark Thompson, Cross-Appellee v. Georgia Pacific Corporation, Cross-Appellant

Mark Thompson was injured in a slip and fall on a flight of stairs at one of Georgia Pacific’s paper mills. At the time of the accident, Thompson was working for Scaffolding of Great Britain, Inc. (SGB), an independent contractor hired by Georgia Pacific to erect scaffolding in connection with repair of a recovery boiler during a mill “turnaround.” 1 Thompson’s fall was caused by the accumulation of a slick, oily residue known as “black liquor” on the stairs. 2 Subsequently, Thompson brought suit against Georgia Pacific, alleging that the presence of the black liquor on the stairs was an…