Privette Doctrine Blocks Wrongful Death Claim in Workplace Fatality

Vol: 49 | No: 34 | Published on: September 9, 2022
The California courts reject a family’s negligence claim against a general contractor in their son’s death in a confined space. Here’s why. Read More...

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The California Court of Appeal has upheld a lower court’s dismissal of a wrongful-death claim against a general contractor on whose project a subcontractor employee died in 2016. The ruling was made under the state’s Privette doctrine, which shields general contractors, in this case, Tyler Development Corp., from lawsuits when subcontractor employees sue for fatalities … Read More » This...
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