· 12/8/1987
Marriage of Larkin v. Larkin
Citations
- 415 N.W.2d 924
- 1987 Minn. App. LEXIS 5080
How courts have described this case
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- noting that concepts of duty, breach, causation and damages are present in both negligent and strict liability failure to warn claims under Maryland law
- observing that failure to warn claim requires proof of defective condition or hidden risk in product that caused injury
- noting that there is no duty to warn of obvious or commonly-known dangers
- “Warnings given to consumers are effective when the consumer is informed of a way in which the product can be used that nullifies or mitigates the risk.”
- \Warnings given to consumers are effective when the consumer is informed of a way in which the product can be used that nullifies or mitigates the risk.\
- “Certainly, it is true that a strict liability claim based on failure to warn bears a strong resemblance to a claim of negligence. Concepts of duty, breach, causation, and damages are present in both.”
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Judges: Iverson, Norton, Wozniak
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