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McCULLAR v. SMC CONTRACTING, INC.

No. C093295.

83 Cal.App.5th 197 (2022)

298 Cal. Rptr. 3d 785

TOMMY RAY McCULLAR et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. SMC CONTRACTING, INC., Defendant and Respondent.

Court of Appeals of California, Third District.

August 29, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Office of Mark R. Swartz, Mark R. Swartz ; and C. Athena Roussos , for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Ford, Walker, Haggerty & Behar and B. Eric Nelson , for Defendant and Respondent.

OPINION

Under California law, a strong presumption exists that a hirer of an independent contractor delegates to the contractor all responsibility for workplace safety. This is known as the Privette doctrine based on the California Supreme Court decision that first announced this principle. (See generally...

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