Torres v. Taser International, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ***
The City of Madera (“Madera”) appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Taser International (“Ta-ser”), arguing that a genuine issue of material fact with respect to their claims of design defect, negligent design, and negligent failure to warn precludes summary judgment. We affirm.
I. Design Defect Claims
Under California product liability law, “[a] manufacturer ... is liable in tort *686if a defect in the ... design of its product causes injury while the product is being used in a reasonably foreseeable way.” Soule v. Gen. Motors Corp., 8 Cal.4th 548, 560,…
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