Court: General Contractor Owed No Duty of Care to Subcontractor's Employees

The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled that a general contractor owed no duty of care to a subcontractor’s employees. Case: Martinez v. Reliable Poultry LLC, No. CV-24-29, 05/20/2026, published. Facts: Jenny Nguyen hired Reliable Poultry LLC as a general contractor to build poultry houses on a farm in Beech Bluff, Tennessee. Reliable subcontracted with A&L Hernandez Construction LLC to frame the houses. Alfredo Martinez, a Tennessee resident, worked for A&L. He fell while working on the roof of a poultry house in October 2021. He was not using any fall protection or safety harne...