Dan Kramer and Teresa Johnson on Privette in The Gavel

Privette still shapes how independent-contractor injury cases get litigated. In their recent article for The Gavel, Dan Kramer and Teresa Johnson draw on trial experience and recent case law to explain where the doctrine stands and where it can be met.

Titled “Privette in 2026: Lessons from Acosta and the Cases That Followed,” the piece walks through Acosta and related decisions that continue to define when property owners and hiring parties may be shielded, and what plaintiff lawyers need to prove to get past that barrier. Read the full article.