Failure to Warn

Manufacturers must warn of foreseeable risks not obvious to ordinary users.

Representative cases

• Parish v. Icon Health & Fitness, Inc. 719 N.W.2d 540 · Supreme Court of Iowa
• Buonanno v. Colmar Belting Co., Inc. 733 A.2d 712 · Supreme Court of Rhode Island
• Ruiz-Guzman v. Amvac Chemical Corp. 141 Wash. 2d 493 · Washington Supreme Court

Related Products Liability rules

• Products Liability: Defect TypesDefects include manufacturing, design, and failure-to-warn defects.
• Manufacturing DefectA manufacturing defect deviates from intended design and makes product unreasonably dangerous.
• Design DefectDesign defects require showing safer, feasible alternative design under risk-utility test.
• Products Liability: Strict Liability ElementsStrict liability requires a commercial seller, defective product, causation, and foreseeable use.
• Products Liability: Warranty ClaimsWarranty liability arises from breach of express or implied warranties.
• Products Liability: MisrepresentationFalse statements about product safety that induce reliance create liability.

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