Hansen v. Sunnyside Products, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SIMS, J.
In this products liability action involving a household cleanser, we hold that product label warnings are relevant in determining whether a product has a design defect under the risk/benefit test.
A jury returned a defense verdict finding no liability on the part of defendant Sunnyside Products, Inc. The trial court granted plaintiffs Carole and Norman Hansen a partial judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV) (on the issues of liability and comparative fault) and ordered a new trial limited to the issue of damages. The court alternatively granted plaintiffs’ motion for a new…
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