Hoechst Celanese Corp. v. Mendez

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• holding that general contractor had control over safety issues when it promulgated specific safety procedures and required subcontractors to follow them
• holding that duty of care under section 414 arises only where retained right of control is more than general or supervisory
• holding that general contractor had control over safety issues when it promulgated specific safety procedures and required subcontractors to follow them
• holding that duty of care under section 414 arises only where retained right of control is more than general or supervisory
• holding employer who is aware independent contractor routinely ignores apphcable federal guidelines and company policies related to safety may owe duty to require corrective measures or cancel contract
• holding defendant’s insistence that independent contractor observe and comply with federal laws, safety guidelines and standard safety precautions did not impose unqualified duty of care to ensure contractor’s employees did nothing unsafe

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