Construction Liability In Los Angeles
The attorneys at the construction law firm of Hamrick & Evans are well aware of the serious nature of construction injuries that can occur on a job site in the Los Angeles area. If you have been injured in a construction accident and want to proceed with litigation we will utilize our experience and knowledge in construction law to tirelessly defend you and seek the maximum amount of financial compensation you are entitled to.
Construction Accident Litigation
Construction accident litigation is a complex web of safety regulations and standards compliance, design and engineering components and assessing liability. The primary determination for assigning liability is to ascertain the person(s) amount of control over the site where the work was done and how much control over the actual work they had. Whether the construction injury you sustained was on a large job site or a small one there are two main factors involved in determining liability and they are:
- Who was working at the site at the time of your injury - the property owner, engineers, contractors, suppliers of building materials.
- How the work was delegated.
Part of the process of assessing liability involves figuring out how much control over the site and the work each party at the site had. Here are some professionals who might be charged with liability for a construction injury and their respective responsibilities:
- Site owner - may not be liable for construction injury; depends on how much control site owner affords to contractor for the physical premises and the work being done.
- General and sub-contractors – must give to their workers a site that is reasonable safe and are legally responsible to give warnings about defective products, equipment or other dangers. Applies to hiring relatively competent workers and following safety rules and regulations.
- Prime contractor – similar to responsibilities of general and sub-contractors. Work in adherence to their specific contract for construction work.
- Engineers and architects – responsible for design portion of project; may be liable if injury was due to an error on their part.
- Equipment or machinery manufacturers – may be liable if manufactured a defective product or piece of equipment.
Retaining a construction attorney well versed in the area of construction law will help you untangle the web of liability if you are injured in a construction accident. There are likely many contracts to read and analyze and the attorneys at Hamrick & Evans are ready to jump in and start assessing who is liable for your construction injury.
