Aguilar v. Atlantic Richfield Co.

Concluding that the gathering and dissemination of pricing information by the petroleum companies through an independent industry service did not imply collusive action where there was no evidence the information was misused as a basis for an unlawful conspiracy; rather, evidence suggested that individual companies used all available resources “to determine capacity, supply, and pricing decisions which would maximize their own individual profits”

Elsner v. Uveges

Finding enrolled bill reports prepared after a bill's passage instructive on matters of legislative intent

Sangster v. Paetkau

Analyzing the probable cause of a lay person without drawing any distinction, noting "A litigant will lack probable cause for his action either if he relies upon facts which he has no reasonable cause to believe to be true, or if he seeks recovery upon a legal theory which is untenable under the facts known to him"

Kinsman v. Unocal Corporation

In Kinsman, the California Supreme Court imposed a duty on landowners who hire independent contractors to warn invitees “of a latent or concealed pre-existing hazardous condition on [the] property,” which the landowner knew or should have known about.

Privette v. Superior Court

In Privette, the California Supreme Court provided a thorough analysis of the intersection of workers' compensation and the peculiar risk doctrine, an exception to the general rule of nonliability for a landowner who hires an independent contractor to perform inherently dangerous work as recognized in Sections 413, 416, and 427 of the Restatement (Second) of Torts. Privette, 854 P.2d at 691, 693; see also Thompson, 979 P.2d at 329.

24 Hour Fitness, Inc. v. Superior Court

Holding the modification provision did not render the contract illusory

Hooker v. Department of Transportation

Holding property owner that "retained control over safety conditions at the worksite," and knowingly "permitted" unsafe practice to continue at worksite, not liable for death of independent contractor's employee, where owner "did not direct" employee to engage in unsafe practice

Seabright Ins. Co. v. U.S. Airways, Inc.

Holding that "the tort law duty, if any, that a hirer owes under Cal-OSHA and its regulations to the employees of an independent contractor" is delegable

Toland v. Sunland Housing Group, Inc.

Holding that Privette bars all actions against a an independent contractor's employee against the hirer under the peculiar risk doctrine, provided that employee's injuries are subject to workers' compensation coverage

McKown v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Holding "hirer of an independent contractor" can be held liable where, "by negligently furnishing unsafe equipment to the contractor, [hirer] affirmatively contributes to the injury of an employee of the contractor"

Rule 2.112 - Separate causes of action, counts, and defenses