Rodriguez v. Leesburg Business Park

Present: All the Justices CECILIA RODRIGUEZ, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF UBALDO RODRIGUEZ OPINION BY v. Record No. 122029 CHIEF JUSTICE CYNTHIA D. KINSER FEBRUARY 27, 2014 LEESBURG BUSINESS PARK, LLC, ET AL. FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF LOUDOUN COUNTY James H. Chamblin, Judge The circuit court sustained a plea in bar and dismissed this wrongful death action on the basis that the plaintiff's exclusive remedy is under the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act (the Act), Code §§ 65.2-100 through -1310. The primary issue is whether an employee of a general contractor, hired by an owner to construct…