General Contractor Can Be Liable For Subcontractor Mishap: The ‘Retained Control’ Exception

In Lederer v. Executive Construction, 2014 IL App (1st) 123170, a drywall subcontractor’s employee sued a general contractor and an electrical subcontractor after the stilt-walking employee tripped on an uncovered electrical outlet at a downtown (Chi.) office building construction site.  The outlet was left uncovered by the electrical subcontractor who was hired by the general contractor.  The …