Practice point: Failure to read the owner's manual severs the causal connection between an alleged failure to warn and the accident.
Students should note that a manufacturer who sells a product in a defective condition is liable for injuries resulting from its intended use or from its unintended but reasonably foreseeable use.
Case: Reis v. Volvo Cars of North America, Inc., NY Slip Op 03779 (2d Dept. 2010)
The opinion is here.
Tomorrow's issue: Trusts and Estates.
