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
Email: gmurai@nomosllp.com
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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