{"id":4044,"date":"2014-08-29T10:00:49","date_gmt":"2014-08-29T15:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/injury.robertkreisman.com\/?p=4044"},"modified":"2019-10-17T10:53:14","modified_gmt":"2019-10-17T10:53:14","slug":"illinois-appellate-court-holds-power-inspect-work-contractor-control-needed-give-rise-duty-contractors-employees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/illinois-appellate-court-holds-power-inspect-work-contractor-control-needed-give-rise-duty-contractors-employees\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Appellate Court Holds that Power to Inspect the Work of a Contractor is Not the Control Needed to Give Rise to a Duty to a Contractor\u2019s Employees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a case dealing with an accident at a construction work site, Samuel Escareno sought damages against Terra Cotta Commons Condominium Association and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kassmanagement.com\/\">Kass Management Services<\/a> for injuries he suffered. Terra Cotta Condominium was the owner of a condominium building that was managed by Kass Management. Kass hired Sherwin Painters Inc. to do both the painting and the labor to paint portions of the building.<\/p>\n<p>One of the painters hired by Sherwin was Samuel Escareno. He was injured when he fell off a ladder while trying to replace a window screen.<\/p>\n<p>In January 2010, Escareno filed suit against Kass and Terra Cotta. Kass third-partied and sued Sherwin for contribution, but Sherwin moved to dismiss, citing that it had waived its lien on Escareno\u2019s recovery.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/illinois-appellate-court-holds-power-inspect-work-contractor-control-needed-give-rise-duty-contractors-employees\/#more-4044\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a case dealing with an accident at a construction work site, Samuel Escareno sought damages against Terra Cotta Commons Condominium Association and Kass Management Services for injuries he suffered. Terra Cotta Condominium was the owner of a condominium building that was managed by Kass Management. 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