California Court of Appeal

The Privette doctrine, from Privette v. Superior Court (1993) 5 Cal.4th 689, applies in a case where the injured plaintiff is not an employee, but an independent contractor, hired by another independent contractor.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/23/2006
• Published 03/23/2006

Judges

• MALLANO, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Klein, DeNatale, Goldner, Cooper, Rosenlieb & Kimball, David J. Cooper and Catherine E. Bennett, Bakersfield, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Brown, Brown & Klass, Delos E. Brown, Agoura Hills, and John J. Stumreiter for Defendant and Respondent Denbeste Transportation, Inc., McNamara, Spira & Smith, J. Patrick Jacobs, Los Angeles, and Mary O. O'Neillfor Defendants and Respondents Chemical Waste Management, Inc., and Aman Environmental Construction, Inc., Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman, Kevin D. Smith, Glendale, Nicholas M. Gedo and Tod R. Dubow for Defendant and Respondent Secor International, Inc.