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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Peterson v. Superior Court, 899 P.2d 905 (1995)

Citation
Peterson v. Superior Court, 899 P.2d 905 (1995)
Parent Document
Peterson v. Superior Court, 899 P.2d 905 (1995)
Jurisdiction
California (state)
Effective Date
1995-08-21

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allegedly were injured in utero when their mothers, in order to prevent miscarriage, ingested the drug “DES” during pregnancy. In considering whether the manufacturers of this drug should be held strictly liable in tort, we noted that “the fundamental reasons underlying the imposition of strict liability are to deter manufacturers from marketing products that are unsafe, and to spread the cost of injury from the plaintiff to the consuming public.” (Id.