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GONZALEZ v. MATHIS

No. S247677.

12 Cal.5th 29 (2021)

LUIS GONZALEZ, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. JOHN R. MATHIS et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Supreme Court of California.

August 19, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Evan D. Marshall ; Law Offices of Wayne McClean, Wayne McClean ; Panish Shea & Boyle, Brian J. Panish and Spencer R. Lucas for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Arbogast Law, David M. Arbogast ; The Bronson Firm and Steven M. Bronson for Consumer Attorneys of California as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant.

Latham & Watkins, Marvin S. Putnam , Jessica Stebbins , Robert J. Ellison and Michael E. Bern for Defendants and Respondents.

Fred J. Hiestand for the Civil Justice Association of California as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.

June Babiracki Barlow and Neil Kalin for California Association of Realtors as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.

Newmeyer & Dillion, Alan H. Packer and Jack R. Rubin for California Building Industry Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.

Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland, Edward L. Xanders and Eleanor S. Ruth for Association of Southern California Defense Counsel as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.

LeClairRyan and William A. Bogdan for Associated General Contractors of California as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.

Horvitz & Levy, Stephen E. Norris and Joshua C. McDaniel for American Property Casualty Insurance Association and Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.

OPINION

There is a strong presumption under California law that a hirer of an independent contractor delegates to the contractor all responsibility for workplace safety. (See generally Privette v. Superior Court (1993) 5 Cal.4th 689 [21 Cal.Rptr.2d...

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