California Supreme Court Declines to Create Exception to Privette Doctrine for “Known Hazards”

Tracy D. Forbath | Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith In Gonzalez v. Mathis (Aug. 19, 2021, S247677) __ Cal.5th___, the California Supreme Court reversed an appellate decision holding that a landowner may be liable to an independent contractor, or the contractor’s workers, for injuries resulting from “known hazards,” as running contrary to the Privette doctrine. In Gonzalez, the contractor, who… Continue reading California Supreme Court Declines to Create Exception to Privette Doctrine for “Known Hazards”

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