High Court Clarifies Hiring Party's Lack of Duty to Employees of Independent Contractor

Maryland’s highest court ruled that the party that hires an independent contractor does not owe a duty of care to an employee of the contractor for injuries caused by the contractor's negligence. The court also ruled that the duty of a contractor or subcontractor on a construction job to exercise due care to provide for the protection and safety of the employees of other contractors or subcontractors is owed with respect to conditions that the contractor or subcontractor creates or over which it exercises control. Case: Hancock v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, No. 57, 0...