Subcontractor Can Raise Exclusive Remedy Defense in Suit by Fellow Subcontractor's Employee

Florida's 2nd District Court of Appeal ruled that a subcontractor and its employee should not have been barred from raising an exclusive remedy defense to a tort suit by a fellow subcontractor's injured employee. Case: Wert v. Camacho, Nos. 2D14-1525, 2D14-2724, 2D14-3209, 03/30/2016, published. Facts: The Mosaic Co. hired Rubber Applications and the Mid-State Industrial Corp. as subcontractors for a comprehensive maintenance project at its fertilizer plant in Bartow. Michael Scott Wert, a superintendent for Rubber Applications, attended a safety meeting at the plant in De...