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Clerk recites the case caption (SJC-13878, Luis Contento Suquilanda v. Skyway Roofing). Attorney Tom Bond identifies himself as counsel for the plaintiff/appellant and frames the case as involving a roofing contractor who represented it would control construction and safety.
Oral arguments in the Supreme Judicial Court examined whether an employee of a subcontractor can bring a negligent-hiring or negligent-contracting claim against a general contractor when the general contractor pulled the building permit and allegedly represented it would control safety on the project. Attorneys debated interplay with Massachusettsworkerscompensation law, Corsetti precedent on retained safety control, and record evidence about the permit and OSHA citations.
