Privette Doctrine Bars Worker's Tort Claim

A California appellate court ruled that the Privette doctrine barred a worker from pursuing a tort claim against a property owner and its employee for his fall from a scaffold on the premises. Roseville Lodge No. 1293 Loyal Order of Moose Inc. hired Charlie Gelatini to move an automated teller machine on its premises. Ricky Lee Miller Jr. worked for Gelatini, and he was sent to move the ATM. Bartender John Dickinson was at the lodge when Miller arrived. Miller allegedly asked Dickinson for a ladder so he could check where in the ceiling he was going to have to run cables for the ATM, and he...