Legal Opinion
Stolz v. J & B Steel Erectors, Inc. (Slip Opinion)
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided April 19, 2016No. 2015-0628PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Connor, C.J.
{¶ 1} This case is before us on the certification of a state-law question by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Western Division. The federal court asks that we determine whether Ohio’s workers’ compensation laws, specifically R.C. 4123.35 and 4123.74, provide immunity to a subcontractor enrolled in a self-insured construction-project plan from a tort claim for a workplace injury by an employee of another enrolled subcontractor on the same project.
{¶ 2} The unambiguous language of R.C. 4123.35 and 4123.74 compels our conclusion that subcontractors enrolled in…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Sears v. WeimerOhio Supreme Court · 1944
- State ex rel. Savarese v. Buckeye Local School District Board of EducationOhio Supreme Court · 1996
- Natl. Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, PA v. WuerthOhio Supreme Court · 2009
- Ohio Neighborhood Fin., Inc. v. Scott (Slip Opinion)Ohio Supreme Court · 2014
- Kaiser v. StrallOhio Supreme Court · 1983
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3Cited by18 opinions
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