California Civil Code

§ 1714.45

CIV § 1714.45 Effective Jan 1, 1999Div. 3 · Part 3

Statute text

(a)In a product liability action, a manufacturer or seller shall not be liable if both of the following apply:

(1)The product is inherently unsafe and the product is known to be unsafe by the ordinary consumer who consumes the product with the ordinary knowledge common to the community.

(2)The product is a common consumer product intended for personal consumption, such as sugar, castor oil, alcohol, and butter, as identified in comment i to Section 402A of the Restatement (Second) of Torts.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 485, Sec. 38. Effective January 1, 1999.