Contractor Has Immunity From Civil Suit by Injured Worker

A divided Georgia Court of Appeals panel ruled that a contractor hired for a construction project was immune from civil liability to the employee of a company that had been hired to provide portable toilets. Case: Brack v. CPPI of Georgia Inc., Nos. A20A1219 and A20A1220, 10/26/2020, published. Facts: CPPI of Georgia Inc. entered into a construction management-at-risk contract with the Board of Public Education for the City of Savannah and the County of Chatham to build a school.  The contract required that CPPI comply with all the safety rules and regulations of the Occupational Safet...