Ybarra v. John Bean Technologies Corp.

*1000ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

SANDRA M. SNYDER, United States Magistrate Judge.

Defendant John Bean Technologies Corporation (“JBT”) moves for summary judgment on Plaintiffs’ first cause of action for negligence, contending that Plaintiffs negligence claim is subject to and precluded by the exclusive remedy provision of California Labor Code §§ 3600 and 3602. Claiming that he is an independent contractor, Plaintiff1 argues that the exclusive remedy provision does not apply to him. Having reviewed the parties’ briefs and applicable law, this Court now grants Defendant’s…