Focus (Forum & Focus)
Mar. 1, 2008
Parts Unknown
Focus Column - By Oliver Vallejo and Corey N. Friedman - Manufacturers who create component parts might face product liability claims when their pieces are used in a defective finished product.
By Oliver Vallejo and Corey N. Friedman
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What is your client's liability if it makes a component part that is included in a defective finished product? A recent case, Gonzalez v. Autoliv, 154 Cal.App.4th 780 (Cal. App. 2nd Dist. Aug. 27, 2007), has confirmed that product liability rules apply equally to component part and finished product manufacturers. A defendant who move...
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