STOLZ v. J & B STEEL ERECTORS

No. 2017-1245.

122 N.E.3d 1228 (2018)

155 Ohio St.3d 567

2018-Ohio-5088

STOLZ, v. J & B STEEL ERECTORS, INC., et al.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided December 20, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kohnen & Patton, L.L.P., Colleen M. Blandford , Cincinnati, and Jordan T. Steiner , for petitioner J & B Steel Erectors, Inc.

Patsfall, Yeager & Pflum, L.L.C., Susan M. Salyer , Stephen M. Yeager , and Stephen J. Patsfall , Cincinnati, for petitioners TriVersity Construction Co., L.L.C., and D.A.G. Construction Co., Inc.

Beckman Weil Shepardson, L.L.C., Stephanie M. Day , and Kristen M. Myers ; and Goodson & Company and Brett C. Goodson , Cincinnati, for respondent Daniel Stolz.

Michael DeWine , Attorney General, Eric E. Murphy , State Solicitor, and Michael J. Hendershot , Chief Deputy Solicitor, in support of petitioners for amicus curiae State of Ohio.

Green & Green Lawyers, L.P.A., Jane M. Lynch , and Jared A. Wagner , Dayton, in support of petitioners for amicus curiae Messer Construction Company.


{¶ 1} Ohio law allows a general contractor on certain large construction projects to "self-insure" and provide workers' compensation coverage for its own employees and for the employees of subcontractors that enroll in the contractor's self-insurance program. An employee who is injured on the job may not pursue a negligence claim...

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