Privette Doctrine Barred Worker's Tort Claims

A California appellate court ruled that a subcontractor’s injured employee could not proceed with a tort claim against the parties that had hired his employer to perform painting work for a residential construction project. Case: Sandoval-Mora v. Romm Remodeling, No. B287482, 02/13/2019, unpublished. Facts: Monica and Yuval Margalit hired Malli and Ronen Yehezkel to build four homes in Encino. The Margalits are the owners of Gaviota Partners, the entity that owned the property. The Yehezkels are the principals of Romm Remodeling. Ronen Yehezkel was responsible for supervision of...