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PATTON v. WORTHINGTON ASSOCIATES, INC.

No. 32 MAP 2013.

89 A.3d 643 (2014)

Earl PATTON and Sharon Patton, h/w, Appellees v. WORTHINGTON ASSOCIATES, INC., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 26, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen Alan Serfass, Esq. , Drinker, Biddle & Reath, LLP, Philadelphia, for A & E Construction, Inc., William A. Graham Co. t/a The Graham Company et al.

Kimberly A. Boyer-Cohen, Esq. , John Jacob Hare, Esq. , Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin, P.C., Philadelphia, James H. Rohlfing, Esq. , William J. Devlin, Jr. & Associates, Philadelphia, for Worthington Associates, Inc.

Thomas Edward Tyler, Esq. , Davis, Parry & Tyler, P.C., Philadelphia, for Shoemaker Construction Co. and Insurance Federation of Pennsylvania, Inc.

John F. Cordisco, Esq. , Carin Ann O'Donnell, Esq. , Stark & Stark, P.C., Yardley, for Patton, Earl & Sharon, Appellee.

Henry Yampolsky, Esq. , Galfand Berger, L.L.P., Philadelphia, for The Pennsylvania Association for Justice.

BEFORE: CASTILLE, C.J., SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER, TODD, McCAFFERY, STEVENS, JJ.

OPINION

Justice SAYLOR.

The issue presented concerns whether Appellant is a statutory employer per the Workers' Compensation Act and, as such, enjoys immunity from civil liability for injuries sustained by Appellee Earl Patton.

Pursuant to Section 302(b) of the Workers' Compensation Act,1 77 P.S. § 462, general contractors bear secondary liability for the payment of...

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