Artiglio v. General Electric Co.

Opinion

BENKE, Acting P. J.

In this case the supplier of silicone used in manufacturing breast implants contends that it cannot be held liable in negligence for failing to disclose to its customers information about the potential dangers posed by use of silicone in medical devices. The supplier, defendant and respondent General Electric Company (GE), argues that because it supplied silicone materials which are used in a number of other products, because the silicone materials it provided were subject to further processing by the actual manufacturers of breast implants and because the implant…