Himes v. Somatics, LLC

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA MICHELLE HIMES, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. SOMATICS, LLC, Defendant and Respondent. S273887 Ninth Circuit 21-55517 Central District of California 2:17-cv-06686-RGK-JC June 20, 2024 Justice Groban authored the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Guerrero and Justices Corrigan, Liu, Kruger, Jenkins, and Evans concurred. HIMES v. SOMATICS, LLC S273887 Opinion of the Court by Groban, J. In a typical products liability case, a manufacturer owes a duty to warn the end user “about the hazards inherent in their products.” (Johnson v. American Standard,…