Torts/Personal Injury,
Construction
May 7, 2024
Brown v. Beach House Design & Development provides a cautionary tale for contractors
A recent appellate case highlights the importance of avoiding turning a blind eye to the use of equipment by subcontractors, and that the Privette doctrine does not protect a hirer from liability if a hirer retained control over the worksite and negligently exercised that control.
It seems like we've been seeing a lot of Privette doctrine cases recently. Here's another: Brown v. Beach House Design & Development, 85 Cal.App.5th 516 (2022), which provides a cautionary tale for general contractors to watch what they include in their scope of work and how they manage projects.
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