Uptain v. Huntington Lab, Inc.

PIERCE, Judge.

In this products liability action, plaintiff, Tonya Uptain (Uptain), sued Huntington Lab, Inc. (Huntington), the manufacturer of Sani-Tate, a cleaning compound. A jury rendered a verdict favoring Huntington. On plaintiffs appeal, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

Uptain was hired by a hospital as a housekeeper. Neither party claims that the hospital or the supervisor have any liability. On her first day of work, Uptain, who had no experience with industrial strength cleaning compounds, was instructed by her supervisor in the use of various cleaning compounds which were…