Valentine v. Baxter Healthcare Corp.
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
REARDON, J.
This product liability case against the manufacturer of silicone gel breast implants has been twice tried. The first jury returned special verdicts for the defense on strict liability and fraud, but hung on the causation element of the negligence count. (Valentine I.) The second jury returned a special verdict for the defense on negligent design and manufacturing, but deadlocked on negligent failure to warn and hung on the causation element of the negligent testing and inspection count. (Valentine II.)
Several questions never before decided emerge: Did the court presiding…
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