Supreme Court of California

A hirer of an independent contractor is liable to an employee of a contractor under tort theories insofar as a hirer's exercise of retained control over safety conditions at a worksite affirmatively contributed to the employee's injuries.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/31/2002
• Published 01/31/2002

Judges

• BROWN, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Paul & Janofsky, Gary M. Paul, John S. Janofsky, Santa Monica;  Lewis, Goldberg & Ball, Michael L. Goldberg, McLean, Va, and Michael D. Hutchinson, for Plaintiff and Appellant., Ian Herzog, Santa Monica;  William L. Veen;  James C. Sturdevant, San Francisco;  Brian C. Unitt, Riverside;  Dennis M. Elber, Long Beach;  David A. Rosen, Los Angeles;  The Arns Law Firm, Morgan C. Smith and Robert S. Arns, San Francisco, for the Consumer Attorneys of California as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Neumeyer & Boyd, Carol Boyd, Katherine A. Tatikian, Los Angeles;  Seifert, Henderson & Farricker and Edward Wm. Farricker, Pasadena, for Defendant and Respondent., Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold and Frederick D. Baker, San Francisco, for the American Chemistry Council as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent., John P. Carpenter, Salt Lake City, UT, for Associated General Contractors of California as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent., Fred J. Hiestand, Sacramento, for the Civil Justice Association of California as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent., Radoslovich Law Office, Frank M. Radoslovich and Brad J. Stephens, for Production Framing Systems, Inc., as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent.