Supreme Court of California

Labor Code section 6304.5 allows the use of California Occupational Safety and Health Act provisions to establish standards and duties of care in negligence actions against private third parties.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/20/2004
• Published 12/20/2004

Judges

• WERDEGAR, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Marguerite I. Delbourgo, Santa Ana, for Intervener and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Bonesteel & Associates, Summers & Shives, Scott M. Bonesteel and Jodi E. Lambert for Defendant and Appellant., Horvitz & Levy, Lisa Perrochet, Encino, William N. Hancock, San Francisco, and Tracy L. Turner for American International Group, Inc., Swinerton Builders, Swinerton Incorporated and SME Steel Contractors, Inc., as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant., Singleton & Associates, Terry Singleton, San Diego, Horatio Barraza;  Law Offices of Daniel U. Smith and Daniel U. Smith, Kentfield, for Plaintiff and Respondent., William A. Herreras, Grover City, and John Messer for California Applicants' Attorneys Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Respondent., James C. Sturdevant, San Francisco;  William L. Veen, San Francisco;  Brian C. Unitt, Riverside;  Ian Herzog, Santa Monica;  David A. Rosen, Los Angeles;  The Arns Law Firm, Morgan C. Smith and Robert S. Arns, San Francisco, for Consumer Attorneys of California as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Respondent., Michael D. Mason, San Francisco, for State of California, Department of Industrial Relations as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Respondent.