· 8/3/1988
Castrignano v. E.R. Squibb & Sons, Inc.
Citations
- 546 A.2d 775
- 7 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. 2d (West) 1423
- 1988 R.I. LEXIS 118
- 1988 WL 80023
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- rejecting preclusion of strict liability for prescription drugs based on comment k and adopting the \case-by-case approach to determine whether a prescription drug is exempt from strict liability for defective design.\
- adopting comment k only as an affirmative defense
- Rhode Island follows the consumer-expectation test
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Judges: Fay
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