Calif. Court Reinstates Chemical Exposure Claims Against Manufacturers of Mixing Machinery

LOS ANGELES –– A California appellate court has reinstated chemical exposure claims against manufacturers of mixing machinery, concluding that the strict liability and negligence causes of action fit an exception to the state’s holding that a manufacturer cannot be held liable for another manufacturer’s product.

In the April 21 opinion, the California 2nd District Court of Appeal, Division Seven, opined that the plaintiffs sufficiently alleged in their complaint that the defendants’ machines were intended to be used with another product for an activity that resulted in an allegedly hazardous situation.

As such, the appellate court reversed an order granting motions …