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August 29, 2003
Contractors face a new liability
Recent court ruling extends contractors' premises liability to parts of a jobsite not under construction.
By WILLIAM W. HONEA
Oles Morrison Rinker & Baker
Honea
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This past July, a Washington appellate decision appears to have created new liability for contractors by extending contractors’ premises liability to areas outside the contractor’s control.
In Williamson v. Allied Group, the Washington State Court of Appeals reversed a trial court’s dismissal of a premises liability claim against a contractor.
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