Litigation
Jan. 10, 2008
Justice Will Consider 'Sophisticated User' Defense
Jeffrey L. Bleich is representing American Standard Inc. before the California Supreme Court as it considers whether the state recognizes the "sophisticated user doctrine" as a defense to product-liability cases.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
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William Keith Johnson remembers smelling the odor of freshly cut grass while he was fixing a bank's air conditioning unit in 2001.
He didn't know the pleasant scent was a signal that a dangerous gas was poisoning his lungs.
Johnson sued the unit's manufacturer for fai...
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