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Litigation

Nov. 4, 2000

Strict Scrutiny

In the past, every party in the chain of distribution of an allegedly defective product was jointly and severally liable to the injured plaintiff. Soule v. General Motors Corp., 8 Cal.4th 548 (1994).

By Brian S. Kabateck and Ronald A. Hartmann
        In the past, every party in the chain of distribution of an allegedly defective product was jointly and severally liable to the injured plaintiff. Soule v. General Motors Corp., 8 Cal.4th 548 (1994). But over the past few years, some courts in construction defect actions fashioned an exception to this general rule based on the label attached to a party...

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