O'NEIL v. CRANE CO.

No. S177401.

53 Cal.4th 335 (2012)

135 Cal. Rptr. 3d 288

266 P.3d 987

BARBARA J. O'NEIL et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. CRANE CO. et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Supreme Court of California.

January 12, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Waters Kraus & Paul, Paul C. Cook , Michael B. Gurien ; The Ehrlich Law Firm and Jeffrey Isaac Ehrlich for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Brayton ♣ Purcell, Alan R. Brayton , Gilbert L. Purcell , Lloyd F. LeRoy and Richard M. Grant for American Merchant Marine Veterans as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Kazan, McClain, Lyons, Greenwood & Harley, James L. Oberman and Michael T. Stewart for John and Diane Allen, Robert and Beverly Lindenmayer, Joan Tommaney and Darrell and Suzanne Turner as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Marc I. Willick for Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Terrence M. Johnson ; Girardi Keese , Thomas V. Girardi ; Cronin & Co. and Thomas C. Cronin for International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Simon, Eddins & Greenstone and Brian P. Barrow for Tamara Merrill and Edward Walton as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Horvitz & Levy, David M. Axelrad , Jason R. Litt , Curt Cutting ; K&L Gates, Raymond L. Gill , Robert E. Feyder , Geoffrey M. Davis , Paul J. Lawrence and Nicholas P. Vari for Defendant and Respondent Crane Co.

Carroll, Burdick & McDonough, James P. Cunningham , Laurie J. Hepler and Gonzalo C. Martinez for Defendant and Respondent Warren Pumps LLC.

Shook, Hardy & Bacon, Mark A. Behrens and Kevin Underhill for Coalition for Litigation Justice, Inc., Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, National Association of Manufacturers, NFIB Small Business Legal Center, American Tort Reform Association, National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, Association of California Insurance Companies, American Insurance Association, American Petroleum Institute and American Chemistry Council as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.

Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, Clinton J. McCord , Stephen J. Landes , Douglas L. Prochnow and Rana H. Janney for Rockwell Automation, Inc., and Invensys PLC as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.

Debevoise & Plimpton, Roger E. Podesta , Erich O. Grosz ; Gordon & Rees, Michael J. Pietrykowski and Don Willenburg for Ingersoll Rand Company as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.

Bates White and Charles E. Bates as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.

Fred J. Hiestand for Civil Justice Association of California as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.

Deborah J. La Fetra for Pacific Legal Foundation as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.

Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold, Frederick D. Baker and Brian R. Thompson for Caterpillar, Inc., as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.


OPINION

CORRIGAN, J.

This case involves the limits of a manufacturer's duty to prevent foreseeable harm related to its product: When is a product manufacturer liable for injuries caused by adjacent products or replacement parts that were made by others and used in conjunction with the defendant's product? We hold that a product manufacturer may not be held liable in strict liability or negligence for harm caused by another manufacturer...

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