A California appellate court ruled that the Privette doctrine barred an effort by the parents of a construction worker to pursue a wrongful death claim against a general contractor that had hired their son’s employer to clean out a sump pump.
Tyler Development Co. Inc. is a general contractor working in the home construction industry. In 2014, Tyler contracted with D&D Construction Specialties Inc. to perform various remediation tasks on a residential construction site in Bel-Air.
The contract between Tyler and D&D required D&D to comply with all applicable safety regu...
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