A divided California appellate court ruled that a building owner and a manager should have been granted summary judgment under the Privette doctrine, dismissing an injured worker’s claims against them.
Property Reserve Inc. owns an office building in San Diego managed by CBRE.
In 2019, PRI and CBRE solicited a bid from Crew Builders to act as the general contractor for a tenant improvement project.
The parties began negotiating a formal service contract; however, they had a standing relationship, and it was common for Crew to begin work before a contract was finalized.
Crew believed ...
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