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Product Liability

Aug. 5, 2003

'Chavers' Closes Door on Expansion of Group Liability

Focus Column - Tort Law - By Barry J. Thompson and Kevin G. Lohman - Can mere membership in a trade association or donations to a research organization create liability exposure for a product manufacturer? The 1st District Court of Appeal answered this question with a resounding "no" in Chavers v. Gatke Corp. , 107 Cal.App.4th 606 (2003).

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