FECHTMAN v. U.S. STEEL CORP.

No. 45A04-1209-CT-474.

994 N.E.2d 1243 (2013)

Robert FECHTMAN, as Guardian of the Estate of Roberto Hernandez, Appellant-Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION, Appellee-Defendant, Zurich North America, Appellee-Intervenor.

Court of Appeals of Indiana.

September 25, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lloyd P. Mullen , Mullen & Associates, P.C., Crown Point, IN, Michael L. Deppe , Law Office of Michael L. Deppe, P.C., Lake Station, IN, Attorneys for Appellant.

Terence M. Austgen , Elizabeth M. Bezak , Burke, Costanza & Carberry, LLP, Merrillville, IN, Attorneys for Appellee, United States Steel Corporation.

Catherine M. Hart , William A. Ramsey , Murphy, Ice & Koeneman, LLP, Fort Wayne, IN, Attorneys for Appellee, Zurich North America.


OPINION

MATHIAS, Judge.

Roberto Hernandez ("Hernandez") filed a complaint in Lake Circuit Court against United States Steel Corp. ("U.S. Steel") seeking to recover for injuries Hernandez sustained while working on U.S. Steel property for an independent contractor hired by U.S. Steel.1 The jury found in favor of Hernandez but apportioned five percent of the fault to Hernandez, fifteen percent to U.S. Steel, and eighty percent...

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