{"id":900837,"date":"2023-02-09T13:46:05","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T20:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/?p=900837"},"modified":"2023-02-09T13:46:11","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T20:46:11","slug":"privette-exception-open-to-liability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/privette-exception-open-to-liability\/","title":{"rendered":"Caution to GCs! An Exception to Privette Can Leave You Open to Liability"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dolores Montoya | <a href=\"https:\/\/bremerwhyte.com\/news-thought-leadership\/caution-to-gcs-an-exception-to-privette-can-leave-you-open-to-liability\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Bremer Whyte Brown &amp; O&#8217;Meara<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a recent important decision,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhorvitzlevy.us20.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3D9dcb096d0745ffacccde96a28%26id%3Dd0773bde6a%26e%3D05be96286c&amp;data=05%7C01%7C%7C5f042eafb7744133bea308dad190a1c8%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638052716369615632%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=uu4YFQi3P9ltxJgPCu3oFuOi8hqotfmyUmw1Sp4nNgI%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><em>Brown v. Beach House Design &amp; Development<\/em><\/a>\u00a0 the Court of Appeal addressed an issue that frequently arises under the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/privette-doctrine-workplace-safety\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Privette<\/em>\u00a0doctrine<\/a>\u2014the extent to which a general contractor can be held liable for injuries to a subcontractor\u2019s employee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The injuries in&nbsp;<em><u>Brown<\/u><\/em>&nbsp;arose when a window casing subcontractor\u2019s employee fell from a scaffold erected by a plastering subcontractor at a construction site. According to evidence offered by the plaintiff in opposition to a motion for summary judgment filed by the general contractor, the scaffold was not properly secured to the building where the work was being performed. As a result the scaffold was defective and failed, causing the injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Court of Appeal acknowledged that under the\u00a0<em>Privette<\/em>\u00a0doctrine, a general contractor ordinarily delegates responsibility to its subcontractors to ensure the safety of the subcontractors\u2019 employees.\u00a0 However, here the Court applied an exception to the general rule. Under this exception, a general contractor may be held liable for injuries caused by defective equipment that the general contractor provides for use by subcontractors\u2019 employees. The court held that because the general contractor here had paid the plastering subcontractor to erect the scaffold, the general contractor was deemed to have provided it for use by the window casing subcontractor. Accordingly, the general contractor could be liable to the window casing subcontractor\u2019s employee for failing to ensure that the scaffold remained safe for use at all times during the construction project, even when the plastering subcontractor was not using it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When one of your cases is in need of a construction expert, estimates, insurance appraisal or umpire services in defect or insurance disputes &#8211; please call Advise &amp; Consult, Inc. at 888.684.8305, or email <a href=\"mailto:experts@adviseandconsult.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">experts@adviseandconsult.net<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dolores Montoya | Bremer Whyte Brown &amp; O&#8217;Meara In a recent important decision,\u00a0Brown v. Beach House Design &amp; Development\u00a0 the Court of Appeal addressed an issue that frequently arises under the\u00a0Privette\u00a0doctrine\u2014the extent to which a general contractor can be held liable for injuries to a subcontractor\u2019s employee. The injuries in&nbsp;Brown&nbsp;arose when a window casing subcontractor\u2019s&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/privette-exception-open-to-liability\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Caution to GCs! 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