Legal Opinion
Gonzalez v. Autoliv ASP, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 27, 2007No. B188829PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
COOPER, P. J.
We reverse the entry of summary judgment in favor of Autoliv ASP, Inc. (Autoliv). Autoliv failed to provide any evidence negating the theory that the airbag it manufactured was defective under the risk-benefit theory of design defect. Therefore, the summary adjudication of Sister Guadalupe Gonzalez’s cause of action for strict products liability was error. The trial court correctly summarily adjudicated Gonzalez’s remaining causes of action for negligent products liability and breach of warranty.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On January 30, 2003, Gonzalez, a passenger in…
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