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.
Garret D. Murai
Partner
Nomos LLP
Garret is the editor of the California Construction Law Blog at www.calconstructionlawblog.com.
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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