Legal Opinion
Ross Laboratories v. Thies
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided October 3, 1986No. S-946, S-955PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MATTHEWS, Justice.
This is a products liability and negligence action brought by Jan Thies on behalf of her infant daughter, Kylee. Jan Thies fed Polycose, a product made by Ross Laboratories, to Kylee. Kylee became severely dehydrated. Polycose is a solution consisting of glucose and water which is dangerous to infants if it is not sufficiently diluted. Thies contends that Ross and Pay ’N Save, the retailer which placed Polycose on its baby products shelf and from whom Thies’s sister-in-law, Pat Schmidt, purchased the product, are liable for Kylee’s injuries.
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