California Court of Appeal

Gonzalez v. Autoliv ASP, Inc., B188829

In case involving claim for strict products liability arising out of injury to plaintiff's eye from allegedly defective airbag, summary judgment for defendant is reversed as defendant failed to provide any evidence negating the theory that the airbag it manufactured was defective under the risk-benefit theory of design defect.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/27/2007
• Published 08/27/2007

Judges

• COOPER, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Perry H. Rausher and Steven C. Gambardella, Woodland Hills, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Gordon & Rees, Roger M. Mansukhani, Christopher B. Cato and Eric M. Volkert, San Diego, for Defendant and Respondent.