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Triable Issues on Privette Doctrine Result in Reinstatement of Tort Suit

04/25/2023
from Pacific because the Privette doctrine protected it from civil liability. The doctrine provides that the hirer of an independent contractor is not liable for on-the-job injuries to the contractors employees unless some exception applies. A trial court judge granted the motion. Analysis The

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CLA Sets Webinar on Gig Workers and Employment Classification

04/04/2023
muddied the waters for attorneys trying to sort out employment and benefits liability matters. The discussion will provide all the nuts and bolts to deal with independent contractor issues and place the discussion of gig workers in the context of working through the problems with the simple question

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Widow's Wrongful Death Claim Reinstated Due to Triable Issues Over Privette Doctrine

03/15/2023
undertake promised safety measures or train and supervise its employees for safe operation. Del Monte moved for summary judgment on the ground that plaintiffs claims were barred by the Privette doctrine under which the hirer of an independent contractor is not liable for on-the-job injuries to the

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Court Rejects Argument That Prop. 22 Usurps Authority to Create Comp Laws

03/15/2023
mandatory work comp system based on its definition of independent contractor. No one disputes that the effect of the independent contractor definition in Proposition 22 is to expel app-base drivers as a class from the complete system of workers compensation established by the Legislature more

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Court Publishes Decision Finding Privette Doctrine Shields Caltrans From Civil Liability

02/27/2023
dismissing the claims arguing that they were barred under the Privette doctrine. The doctrine represents a general rule established in Privette v. Superior Court Contreras that the hirer of an independent contractor is not liable for on-the-job injuries sustained by the contractor's employees. A

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Privette Doctrine Shields Cheese Manufacturer From Liability for Delivery Driver's Injuries

02/24/2023
. Superior Court Contreras that the hirer of an independent contractor is not liable for on-the-job injuries sustained by the contractor's employees. A trial court judge granted the motion. The Court of Appeal for the 5th District of California said the Privette doctrine bars an employee of an

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1st DCA Publishes Decision Finding Privette Doctrine Doesn't Bar Worker's Tort Claims

02/08/2023
general rule established in Privette v. Superior Court Contreras that the hirer of an independent contractor is not liable for on-the-job injuries sustained by the contractor's employees. While the trial court judge in Degala v. John Stewart Co. had found the doctrine applicable to Abraham Degalas

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Department of Transportation Not Liable for Fatal Construction Site Accident

02/02/2023
' negligence. Caltrans moved for summary judgment dismissing the claims arguing that they were barred under the Privette doctrine. The doctrine represents a general rule established in Privette v. Superior Court Contreras that the hirer of an independent contractor is not liable for on-the-job

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Court Reinstates Construction Worker's Tort Claim for Assault Injuries

01/31/2023
doctrine. The doctrine represents a general rule established in Privette v. Superior Court Contreras that the hirer of an independent contractor is not liable for on-the-job injuries sustained by the contractor's employees. The trial court granted both summary judgment motions. Analysis The

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Privette Doctrine Doesn't Shield Property Owner From Potential Liability to Injured Worker

11/14/2022
arises from the 1993 decision in Privette v. Superior Court which provides that employees of independent contractors generally cannot sue the hirer of the contractor for work-related injuries. A trial judge agreed and granted the motion. Analysis The Court of Appeal for the 1st District of

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