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Why Publication of the Granite Construction Valley Fever Case is Important

The California Court of Appeal recently granted a motion by attorneys representing Granite Construction that an opinion recently issued by the Third Appellate District be certified for publication. The Finch, Thornton, Baird law firm based in San Diego filed the request for publication. The firm represents the McCarthy Building and coordinated the move with the … Read More »

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Court Rules on Video Hearings

The Cal/OSHA Appeals Board did not violate the Administrative Procedure Act in invoking the state Government Code when it instituted mandatory teleconferenced appeals hearings during the COVID emergency, so ruled a Sacramento County Superior Court. The ruling denies an injunction against the Board on video hearings and decisively backs the semi-judicial body’s authority to act. … Read More »

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Privette Doctrine Blocks Wrongful Death Claim in Workplace Fatality

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 »

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