California Court of Appeal

In plaintiff's suit against the defendants arising from injuries he sustained as an HVAC technician while working on defendants' air conditioning equipment, trial court's judgment in favor of defendants is reversed as the sophisticated user defense applies to the negligence cause of action, but not to the strict liability cause of action.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/19/2009
• Published 11/19/2009

Judges

• ARMSTRONG, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Metzger Law Group, Raphael Metzger and Gregory A. Coolidge, Long Beach, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Horvitz & Levy, David M. Axelrad, Mary-Christine Sungaila, Dean A. Bochner;  Atkins & Evans, Irwin S. Evans, Cynthia L. Sands for Defendant and Respondent E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company., Horvitz & Levy, David M. Axelrad, Mary-Christine Sungaila, Dean A. Bochner, Encino;  Liner Grode Stein Yankelevitz Sunshine Regenstreif & Taylor, Kevin C. Mayer, Los Angeles, for Defendant and Respondent Honeywell International Inc., Horvitz & Levy, David M. Axelrad, Mary-Christine Sungaila, Dean A. Bochner, Encino;  Prindle, Decker & Amaro, James G. Murray, Long Beach, for Defendant and Respondent W.W. Grainger, Inc.