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LIRIANO v. HOBART CORP.

92 N.Y.2d 232 (1998)

700 N.E.2d 303

677 N.Y.S.2d 764

Luis Liriano, Plaintiff, v. Hobart Corporation, Defendant. 616 Melrose Meat Corporation, Sued Herein as Super Associated, Third-Party Defendant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided August 31, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pollack, Pollack, Isaac & De Cicco, New York City (Brian J. Isaac of counsel), and Trolman Glaser & Lichtman, P. C. (Abby J. Resnick of counsel), for plaintiff.

Lester Schwab Katz & Dwyer, New York City (James A. Henderson, Jr., Steven B. Prystowsky and Saul Wilensky of counsel), and Thompson Hine & Flory, L. L. P., Ohio, for defendant.

William M. Kimball, New York City, and James P. O'Connor for third-party defendant.

Standard Weisberg, P. C., New York City (Anthony J. McNulty and Arthur J. Liederman of counsel), for Otto Martin Maschinenbau GmbH & Co., amicus curiae.

Herzfeld & Rubin, P. C., New York City (Michael Hoenig, Aaron D. Twerski and Miriam Skolnik of counsel), and Hugh F. Young, Jr., of the Virginia Bar, admitted pro hac vice, for Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc., amicus curiae.

Chief Judge KAYE and Judges TITONE, BELLACOSA, SMITH, LEVINE and WESLEY concur.

CIPARICK, J.

In Robinson v Reed-Prentice Div. of Package Mach. Co. (49 N.Y.2d 471, 475), we held that a manufacturer is not responsible for injuries resulting from substantial alterations or modifications of a product by a third party that render the product defective or otherwise unsafe. The present case certifies the issue...

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