TOLEDO v. VAN WATERS & ROGERS, INC.

No. 98-066L.

92 F.Supp.2d 44 (2000)

John TOLEDO, Plaintiff, v. VAN WATERS & ROGERS, INC., CRST Logistics, Inc., D & S Express, Inc., Frey Industries, Inc., Investors Insurance Company, and Investors Insurance Holding Corporation, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Rhode Island.

April 27, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas A. Tarro, III, Tarro Law Offices, Warwick, RI, for plaintiff.

Deming E. Sherman, Stephen J. MacGillivray, Edwards & Angell, Providence, RI, Thomas C. Angelone, Hodosh, Spinella, Angelone, Providence, RI, Paul V. Curcio, Mark O. Denehy, Adler Pollock & Sheehan, Providence, RI, David H. Stillman, Law Office of Richard P. Barry, Braintiree, MA, Robert Allen Mitson, Jarret & Mitson, Inc., Woonsocket, RI, for defendants.


OPINION AND ORDER

Lagueux, District Judge.

This litigation largely concerns the question of whether and to what extent liability can be delegated through the operation of contract. In this dispute, as is common in an efficient marketplace, employers contract with outside firms to perform specialized tasks in order to lower costs. When, as in this case, injuries result after the delegation of duties, it must be determined whether liability runs back...

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