$20.5M Jury Award Against D.R. Horton for Trench-Collapse Injury Overturned
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A state Supreme Court overturned a $20.5M jury award against D.R. Horton, ruling the homebuilder had no legal duty to protect a subcontractor's worker injured in a trench collapse. The decision limits liability for general contractors regarding safety obligations to workers employed by their subs.
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The state Supreme Court ruled the country’s largest homebuilder did not have a legal obligation to a subcontractor's injured worker...
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