Sindell v. Abbott Laboratories
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Sindell v. Abbott Laboratories, 26 Cal. 3d 588 (1980), was a landmark products liability decision of the Supreme Court of California which pioneered the doctrine of market share liability.
Quick Facts Sindell v. Abbott Laboratories, Decided March 20, 1980 ...
Sindell v. Abbott Laboratories | |
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Decided March 20, 1980 | |
Full case name | Judith Sindell, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Abbott Laboratories, Defendants and Respondents. Maureen Rogers, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Rexall Drug Company et al., Defendants and Respondents. |
Citation(s) | 26 Cal. 3d 588; 607 P.2d 924; 163 Cal. Rptr. 132 |
Holding | |
Companies may be held liable for damages equivalent to their market share of a harmful product at the time it was consumed. Judgement reversed. | |
Court membership | |
Chief Justice | Rose Bird |
Associate Justices | Stanley Mosk, William P. Clark Jr., Frank K. Richardson, Wiley Manuel, Frank C. Newman, Thomas P. White[lower-alpha 1] |
Case opinions | |
Majority | Mosk, joined by Bird, Newman, White |
Dissent | Richardson, joined by Clark, Manuel |
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