United States market sharecausation

Sindell v Abbott Laboratories

26 Cal.3d 588 (1980)

JurisdictionUnited States

CourtSupreme Court of California

Year1980

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Under market share liability, each manufacturer of a fungible product is liable for the proportion of harm corresponding to its share of the relevant market.

Area of Law

tort

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