· 2/28/1985
Thomas v. Amway Corp.
Citations
- 488 A.2d 716
- 54 A.L.R. 4th 561
- 40 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. (West) 836
- 1985 R.I. LEXIS 454
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that the seller must warn of dangers that are reasonably foreseeable and failure to do so renders the product defective
- recognizing a strict liability cause of action for failure to warn
- recognizing a strict liability cause of action for failure to warn
- soap manufacturer not strictly liable for failure to warn because plaintiff’s rash not reasonably foreseeable; thus soap not defective
- “under strict liability, a seller need only warn of those dangers that are reasonably foreseeable”
- under strict liability, there is duty to warn only of “reasonably foreseeable” dangers
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Judges: Bevilacqua
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