Privette Doctrine Shields General Contractor From Liability to Subcontractor's Employee

A California appellate court ruled that the Privette doctrine shielded a general contractor from civil liability to a subcontractor’s injured employee. Case: Luna v. Crane Development Corp., No. D081692, 09/20/2024, unpublished. Facts: Crane Development Corp. was the general contractor on the construction project for a four-story, multi-unit residential building in Irvine. Crane hired Stucco Specialists Inc. as a subcontractor. The contract between Crane and SSI specified that SSI would provide “all labor, material, scaffolding, equipment, tools, adequate supervision and busines...