Carlin v. Superior Court

Opinion

MOSK, Acting C. J.

In this case we address the question whether a plaintiff alleging injury from ingesting a prescription drug can state a claim against the manufacturer for strict liability and breach of warranty for failure to warn about the known or reasonably scientifically knowable dangerous propensities of its product. We conclude that she can.

In our recent decision in Anderson v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. (1993) 53 Cal.3d 987 [281 Cal.Rptr. 528, 810 P.2d 549] (hereafter Anderson), we held generally that manufacturers are strictly liable for injuries caused by their failure to…