One of the most common types of product liability claims in this state is, California failure to warn laws, cases. According to the law, a manufacturer, distributor, and other parties involved in the distribution chain of distribution are required to provide adequate warnings on a product.
The plaintiff must prove the following element to establish the failure to warn claim in California
The plaintiff must be able to prove that he used the product was something the manufacturer could have predicted but failed to warn about the potential harm of using the product in such a way. In addition to that, it is important to prove that the risks of this particular use were not obvious to you as a consumer.
Under California product liability laws, the warning of harm or risk of injury must be:
The manufacturer/distributor is under a duty to stay informed about its product and he can’t escape legal liability for a failure to warn just because he was uninformed of the risk. In case the manufacturer/distributor could have discovered the risk through investigation, research, or testing he will be liable for failing to warn the consumer about a risk he should have reasonably known about. Furthermore, if any new information is discovered, it is also the manufacturer’s responsibility to warn consumers that have already purchased a product about the new risks.
Under California’s statute of limitations, the plaintiff generally has two years from the date of the injury to bring the claim against the manufacturer/distributor.
This period can be extended in case:
The plaintiff can be able to recover the following:
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