OPINION
By the Court, PICKERING, J.:
Our case law holds that a person who hires an independent contractor is not, without more, vicariously liable to the independent contractor's employees for their employer's torts, even though the job involves inherent danger or "peculiar risk." The issue presented by this appeal is whether this rule depends on the employer being solvent and competent. We hold that it does not. The Nevada workers' compensation system...
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