How will a defendant be held strictly liable in a personal injury action?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Bigler-Engler v. Breg, Inc., 209 Cal.Rptr.3d 619 (Cal. App. 2016):
Thus, a defendant will not be held strictly liable unless doing so will enhance product safety, maximize protection to the injured plaintiff, and apportion costs among the defendants. (Arriaga v. CitiCapital Commercial Corp. (2008) 167 Cal.App.4th 1527, 1537, 85 Cal.Rptr.3d 143.)
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