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Case Name Mejia-Gutierrez v. Comcast of California III
Date 01/28/2013
Note A contractor was not liable as a matter of law, for injuries sustained by an employee of one of its subcontractors in a fall from a ladder.
Citation A132933
WCC Citation WCC 39782013 CA
MEJIA-GUTIERREZ v. COMCAST OF CALIFORNIA III, INC. BERNARDINO MEJIA-GUTIERREZ et al. , Plaintiffs, SEABRIGHT INSURANCE COMPANY, Intervener and Appellant, v. COMCAST OF CALIFORNIA III, INC. , Defendant and Respondent. He did not rely on any Comcast employee to determine the safety of the jobsite because he had already made that determination. AC Square, not Comcast, instructed AC Square employees on how to use a ladder when replacing a drop line. Comcast has a system of cable wire inspection, the purpose of which is "safety for everyone," including employees and subcontractors. Costs on appeal are awarded to respondent, Comcast of California III, Inc. Lambden, J. and Richman, J. , concurs.

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