Legal Opinion
Artiglio v. Corning Inc.
California Supreme Court
Decided July 9, 1998No. S057133PublishedCited by 151 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WERDEGAR, J.
In this case we discuss the circumstances under which those who undertake to provide manufacturers of medical products with human toxicology research and fail to exercise reasonable care in performing that undertaking may face potential tort liability pursuant to the “negligent undertaking” theory articulated in Restatement Second of Torts section 324A (section 324A).
As will be seen, California courts, including this court, have long recognized section 324A’s negligent undertaking theory, the general viability of *608which is not at issue. We have limited our review in this…
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