Construction
Sep. 14, 2016
When liability reaches project owners
For more than 20 years the "Privette doctrine" has shielded project owners and contractors from jobsite injury claims by employees of independent contractors they have hired. But the shield doesn't always apply. By Garret Murai
Garret D. Murai
Partner
Nomos LLP
Garret is the editor of the California Construction Law Blog at www.calconstructionlawblog.com.
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For more than 20 years the "Privette doctrine," named after the California Supreme Court's decision in Privette v. Superior Court, 5 Cal. 4th 689 (1993), has shielded project owners and contractors from jobsite injury claims by employees of independent contractors the...
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