Gonzalez v. O & G Industries, Inc.

Summary

The court affirmed judgments rejecting strict-liability and negligence claims arising from a natural-gas explosion during construction of a power plant. It held that the gas-blow procedure was not abnormally dangerous because its inherent risk was low and reasonable, industry-standard precautions would have materially reduced the risk, and it held that the owner and administrative agent lacked contractual or actual control over the independent contractor's methods. The court declined to consider additional negligence theories because they were inadequately briefed.