New Cases Uphold Privette Doctrine
Christine Reed details a great deal of case law at April meeting
By Bryan Harrison

The April 20, 2006 meeting of the CCCA featured guest speaker Christine Reed, of the Monterey offices of Low, Ball & Lynch. Ms. Reed, an effective and engaging speaker, addressed the Privette Doctrine, and specifically how it continues to provide a viable defense for hirers in construction site injury cases.

The Privette Doctrine is the standard in law for the proposition that an employee of an independent contractor may not recover personal injury damages from the person or entity which retained his or her employer, unless the owner or general contractor had retained control over the instrumentality of the injury, i.e.: no vicarious liability of the owner or general contractor for the negligent conduct of the subcontractor.

CCCA Treasurer, Genavieve Capone, who deals with these types of claims as a regular part of her work at CIG, stated plainly, “she’s very good. I understand the logic because I deal with these types of claims, but she put it all in very clear terms,” she said, “that even a layman could understand.”

Ms. Reed covered a lot of recent case law decisions that served to further uphold the Privette Doctrine.

She suggested that claims people interested in learning more, and staying tuned in, sign up for the Weekly Law Resume on her firm’s site: www.LowBall.com.

Thanks to All Our April
Door Prize Contributors
EFI Global, FRSTeam, Dietz and Associates, Inc.,
Restoration Management Company, TempHome Services

Murat Zilinki, of Walter Springs Construction	Kim Tamayo, joins Coast Construction	Members Bob Tucknott, of Tucknott Electric Company; Tammie Mark, of Nationwide Floor and Window Coverings; and Cindy Hart, of JM Construction.

Guest speaker Christine Reed, of the Monterey offices of Low, Ball and Lynch.

Pam Phillips, of Restoration Clean-Up, and Bill Weber, of Four Star Restoration

Sheily Garcia, newly of Dietz and Associates, Inc., joined the CCCA