The Public Policy Reasons Why A Premises Owner Should Not Be Liable for Injuries to an Employee of an Independent Contractor
by C. Paul Cavender and Mitchell S. Mudano

About the Authors

photo-1Paul Cavender is a partner in Burr & Forman's Birmingham, Ala., office where he focuses on products liability, mass tort and complex litigation. He has defended a variety of companies in products liability claims involving ephedra weight loss products, exposures to diesel exhaust fumes, inhalation of volatile organic compounds, and silica exposure. He received his B.A. in Natural Sciences from the University of South Florida and was employed as a chemist for Texaco prior to attending law school. He graduated from the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University. He has been admitted to practice …