California Court of Appeal

Defendant met its burden on summary judgment by showing through admissible evidence that it never undertook to test small appliances for medical safety or to certify the appliances would not cause cancer, thus is cannot be held liable under the negligent undertaking doctrine.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/16/2003
• Published 04/16/2003

Judges

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Brayton Purcell,Alan R. Brayton, Novato, and Diane L. Abraham, for Plaintiffs and Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Freeburg, Judy & Nettels, J. Lawrence Judy, Cynthia B. Schaldenbrand, Pasadena, Carla Lynn Crochet;  Bell, Boyd & Lloyd and Francis J. Higgins, Chicago, IL, for Defendant and Respondent.