Construction Manager Found Not Responsible for Job Site Injury
In another development in the area of job site safety in Illinois, a Cook County trial Judge has found that a construction manager cannot be held liable for an injury suffered by a worker when he fell into a trench. The opinion is attached here.
The court reasoned that the construction manager, Ambitech Engineering, did not have sufficient control over the plaintiff's work to create a duty to him despite contractual language obligating Amitech to motinor job site safety. The court also found insufficent evidence of knowledge of any dangerous conditions on the part of Ambitech. This case, like dozens of others like it, demonstrate that the courts will continue to scrutinize personal injury claims against construction managers and general contractors on a case by case basis. We will continue to monitor this developing area of law and expect that sometime soon the Illinois Supreme Court will speak on the topic.
