Joint Ventures May Enjoy Tort Immunity Too, Court Rules

A joint venture and a business affiliated with that joint venture may enjoy exclusive remedy against a tort action by a group of workers who were injured while repairing a bridge. Case: Ioerger v. Halverson Construction Co., Nos. 105912, 105917, 12/18/08, published.Facts:The Midwest Foundation and Halverson Construction formed a joint venture to execute a contract with the Illinois Department of Transportation to repair the McCluggage Bridge in Peoria. The business arrangement between the two companies stated that Midwest would provide workers' compensation insurance for the project, by ob...