Court Finds No Error in Evidentiary Rulings at Trial Over Welder's Injuries

A California appellate court rejected a welder’s challenges to a trial judge’s evidentiary rulings in a tort suit based on a fall at a construction site. Case: Buller v. Black IPO Inc., No. D077379, 03/15/2021, unpublished. Facts: James Buller worked as a welder for Pan Pacific Mechanical. The Hensel Phelps Construction Co. hired Pan Pacific as a plumbing contractor for a construction project. Buller tripped on one of several plywood boards lined up to form a pathway through a construction site. Although he received medical treatment, he did not fully recover and was u...