Legal Opinion
Perez v. VAS S.p.A.
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 24, 2010No. B219080PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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WILLHITE, J.
INTRODUCTION
Plaintiff Juan Perez was injured by a paper rewinding machine designed and manufactured by VAS S.p.A. (VAS). He sued VAS, alleging causes of action for strict products liability and negligence. In a nonjury trial, VAS asserted that its design was not defective, and that Perez and his employer engaged in an unforeseeable misuse of the machine, thereby absolving VAS of liability. The trial court agreed and entered judgment for VAS. In his appeal from the judgment, Perez raises various contentions, most notably that the trial court erred in assigning the burden of…
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