Civil Litigation,
Construction
Nov. 11, 2019
Privette won’t always shield general contractors from liability
The Privette doctrine holds that a higher-tiered party such as an owner or general contractor, is not liable for injuries sustained by employees of a lower-tiered party on a construction project. There are, however, exceptions.
Garret D. Murai
Partner
Nomos LLP
Garret is the editor of the California Construction Law Blog at www.calconstructionlawblog.com.
We've talked about the Privette doctrine before. Named after the court case Privette v. Superior Court, 5 Cal. 4th 689 (1993), the Privette doctrine holds that a higher-tiered party such as an owner or general contractor, is not liable for injuries sustained by employees of a lower-tiered party on a construction project. There are, however, exceptions. One of ...
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