Legal Opinion
Waste Management Inc. v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 1, 2004No. D042260PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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McCONNELL, P. J.
Rafael Peralta Rios (Rafael) was killed by a trash track while working as a mechanic for Waste Management of California, Inc. (WMCI). His wife and children (collectively the Peraltas) filed a workers’ compensation claim against WMCI.1 They also sued Waste Management, Inc. and USA Waste of California (together WMI) for negligence and wrongful death, alleging WMI controlled the budget of WMCI, its subsidiary, and thereby prevented WMCI from replacing or repairing dangerous and improperly maintained trash tracks, including the one that killed Rafael. The court overruled…
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