Torts/Personal Injury,
California Supreme Court
Aug. 20, 2021
Contractors liable for own safety, state Supreme Court rules
The high court overturned a decision by the 2nd District Court of Appeal.
The state Supreme Court declined Thursday to create an exception to a rule about independent contractors, which presumes that they - and not the people who hire them - are responsible for their workplace safety.
There are two exceptions to the so-called Privette rule, wrote Justice Joshua P. Groban in a unanimous opinion. If a hirer retains any control over a contractor's wo...
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