California Courts of Appeal
May 12, 2010
The Question of Liability for Manufacturers of Non-Defective Products
Jules Zeman and William Martin of Haight Brown & Bonesteel examine the trend of courts favoring manufacturers of non-defective products in design defect and failure to warn claims.
The California Supreme Court is not expected to decide whether manufacturers of non-defective products can be held liable when third parties use their products with defective or dangerous products manufactured or supplied by others, until at least 2011. O'Neil v. Crane Co., S177401.
Yet, in an April 22, 2010 decision, another unanimous California Court of Appeal followed the trend...
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