Calif. Supreme Court: Window Manufacturer Strictly Liable for Harm from Product Defects

[Editor's Note: Although this decision does not result from a mold dispute, HarrisMartin editors feel it could have an impact on the future of mold-related cases involving contractors' liability.]

SACREMENTO - According to a Dec. 4 opinion filed by the California Supreme Court, a manufacturer of windows installed in a mass-produced home during its construction can be held strictly liable in tort for harm resulting from defects in those windows. Filipina Jimenez, et al., Petitioners, v. The Superior Court of San Diego County, Respondent; T.M. Cobb Company, et al., Real Parties in Interest, No. S091453 (Calif. Sup. Ct.).

The Supreme …