High Court Revives Negligence Claim against Contractor for Death of Subcontractor's Employee

The Nebraska Supreme Court revived a negligence claim against the general contractor on the construction of a Wal-Mart store for the death of a subcontractor's employee from a fall from the roof of the building. Case: Gaytan v. Wal-Mart, No. S-13-039, 09/19/2014, published. Facts: In 2007, Wal-Mart Stores hired Graham Construction as the general contractor for the construction of a store in Omaha. Graham subcontracted the steelwork for the project to D&BR Building Systems. Part of D&BR’s job was to install steel decking sheets on the roof. The sheets were first laid out ro...