CALIFORNIA COURTS UPHOLD PRINCIPLE THAT HIRER’S AGENT NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR INJURY
publication date: Jul 17, 2005
A utility’s contract administrator gets off the hook in a suit filed by the widow of a subcontractor’s employee, who was electrocuted while on the job. Although the administrator was responsible for overseeing safety compliance, the project’s contract placed safety procedure responsibility and accountability upon the subcontractor.
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