General Contractor Gets Summary Judgment Tossing Claims by Subcontractor's Injured Employee

A California appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment to a general contractor dismissing the tort claims by a subcontractor’s injured employee as being barred by the Privette doctrine. The Santa Monica Seafood Co. hired Design Group Facility Solutions Inc. as the general contractor to renovate and expand its seafood processing facility. Design subcontracted with C&L Refrigeration to install new refrigeration units. C&L in turn hired H.J. Vast to do electrical work. The renovation of the SMS facility required workers to be on the roof, which contained 111 skylights. T...