Supreme Court of California

In a dispute involving the scope of an independent contractor's liability under Privette v. Superior Court, judgment of the appeals court vacating summary judgment in favor of defendant is reversed where the Privette rule applies when the party that hired the contractor fails to comply with workplace safety requirements concerning the precise subject matter of the contract, and the injury is alleged to have occurred as a consequence of that failure.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/22/2011
• Published 08/22/2011

Judges

• KENNARD

Court

• Supreme Court of California

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