Court: PPL exonerated from paying $2.5 million to pole painter
The Pennsylvania Superior Court exonerated PPL from having to pay a $2.5 million verdict to an injured workers that was painting a utility pole and fell tot he ground, suffering significant lower extremity and back injuries. The injured worker was not an employee of PPL, but of a painting contractor. In an earlier trial, a Jury found PPL 51% liable for damages, and the injured employee 49% liable. The main issue int his case was 'retention of control' and…