Forma Scientific, Inc. v. BioSera, Inc.
Supreme Court of Colorado
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Mullarkey
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We granted certiorari in BioSera, Inc. v. Forma Scientific, Inc., 941 P.2d 284 (Colo.App.1996), a strict products liability case involving an ultra-cold temperature freezer manufactured by Forma Scientific, Inc. (For-ma), the petitioner. The respondent, BioSera, Inc. (BioSera), owned a freezer manufactured by Forma which was inadvertently shut off one night. As a result, all of the medical contents stored in the freezer by BioSera were destroyed. Over Forma’s objection, the trial court admitted evidence of subsequent remedial measures (design changes) made by Forma to the unguarded on/off…
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