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California Supreme Court

Apr. 5, 2008

Justices Bar Product-Liability Suits by Sophisticated Users

The California Supreme Court on Thursday made it tougher for people to sue businesses for product liability.

By Laura Ernde
Daily Journal Staff Writer
This article appears on Page 1

      The California Supreme Court on Thursday made it tougher for people to sue businesses for product liability. The court barred suits brought by those who should have known of a product's dangers because of specialized training they received.
      Chipping away at the state's long history of holdin...

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