California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Webb v. Special Elec. Co., 202 Cal.Rptr.3d 460, 370 P.3d 1022, 63 Cal.4th 167 (Cal. 2016):
relieve the supplier from liability.... The question remains whether this method gives a reasonable assurance that the information will reach those whose safety depends on their having it." (Rest.2d Torts, 388, com. n, p. 308; see Vondra v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc. (D.Neb.2009) 652 F.Supp.2d 999, 1007 ["proof that an intermediary knows the product is dangerous will not always absolve the supplier of a duty to warn ultimate consumers"].) In addition to warnings or sophistication of the purchaser, it must have been reasonable for the supplier to rely on the purchaser to warn others who would foreseeably encounter the hazardous product.
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