Legal Opinion
Brown v. Superior Court
California Supreme Court
Decided March 31, 1988No. S.F. 25059PublishedCited by 225 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MOSK, J.
In current litigation several significant issues have arisen relating to the liability of manufacturers of prescription drugs for injuries caused by their products. Our first and broadest inquiry is whether such a manufacturer may be held strictly liable for a product that is defective in design. The remaining questions relate to the scope of liability of producers of diethylstilbestrol (DES) under the market share theory enunciated in Sindell v. Abbett Laboratories (1980) 26 Cal.3d 588 [163 Cal.Rptr. 132, 607 P.2d 924, 2 A.L.R.4th 1061] (hereafter Sindell). Specifically, we…
2Cases cited43 opinions
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- American Motorcycle Assn. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1978
- Escola v. Coca Cola Bottling Co.California Supreme Court · 1944
- Sindell v. Abbott LaboratoriesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1980
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