Employer Can't Be 3rd-Party Defendant in Suit Over Fatal Wall Collapse

The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that an employer could not be made a third-party defendant in a civil action filed by its employees arising from a fatal retaining wall accident. Case: Hernandez v. Hajoca Corp., No. COA23-1001, 04/16/2024, published. Facts: W.D. Building Rentals LLC leased property in Hendersonville to Hajoca Corp. Tina Ward Foster owns the adjacent property, which is situated at a higher elevation than the one Hajoca leased. A concrete and cinderblock retaining wall marked the property line. A storm damaged part of the retaining wall in 2020, and it was not immedi...