Grant of Immunity to Subcontractors on Self-Insured Project is Constitutional
News blog from the webpage of Frantz Ward LLP
Consider this scenario: you are a subcontractor working on a large construction project and the general contractor is self-insured for purposes of dealing with claims that result from jobsite injuries. Another subcontractor’s employee gets injured on the job and sues you for negligence. Are you immune from the negligence suit as an enrolled subcontractor on the self-insured project? The Supreme Court of Ohio held in 2016 that the short answer is “yes.” The Supreme Court decided the issue again on constitutional grounds just this past year in December 2018. In short, as an enrolled subcontractor working on a self-insured job, you will generally be immune from tort liability for workplace injuries."