Federal Equivalent of Stute Upheld by 8th Circuit
In Washington, it's known as the "Stute" doctrine -- named after one of the parties to a Supreme Court decision establishing that general contractors have a nondelegable project site safety duty. After years of litigation bouncing around in the 8th Circuit, that Court recently upheld OSHA's version of the "Stute" rule for federal projects. A link to the case is here.
