ARTIGLIO v. CORNING INC.

No. S057133.

76 Cal.Rptr.2d 479 (1998)

957 P.2d 1313

18 Cal.4th 604

EDa ARTIGLIO et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. CORNING INCORPORATED et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Supreme Court of California.

July 9, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, Alexandra M. Day, Bruce A Finzen, Minneapolis, Mn., Robinson, Phillips & Calcagnie, Joseph L. Dunn, Laguna Niguel, Thorsnes, Bartolotta, McGuire & Padilla and B. James Pantone, San Diego, for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Mclnnis, Fitzgerald, Rees & Sharkey, Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps, Los Angeles, Cary W. Miller, Richard R. Spirra, San Diego, Baker & Hostetler, Peter W. James, Angela C. Agrusa, Los Angeles, Nixon, Hargrave, Devans & Doyle, William D. Eggers, David H. Tennant, Gold River, Mayer Brown & Piatt, Herbert L. Zarov, Michele L. Odorizzi, Chicago, IL., Daniel J. Delaney, Morris, Polich & Purdy, Anthony G. Brazil, Steven M. Crane, Los Angeles, Lee A Miller, Sherman Oaks, Douglas J. Collodel, Los Angeles, Janet M. Richardson, San Francisco, and Gerald P. Schneeweis, San Diego, for Defendants and Respondents.

Daniel J. Popeo, Paul D. Kamenar, Susan W. Liebeler, Malibu, Fred Main, Sacramento, Carrie-Lee Coke, Hugh'F. Young, Jr., Reston, VA., Harvey M. Grossman, Los Angeles, Armstrong, Teasdale, Schlafly & Davis, Jordan B. Cherrick, St. Louis, MO., Jeffrey T. McPherson, Thelen, Marrin, Johnson & Bridges, Curtis A. Cole, Fresno, McKenn & Cuneo, Daniel G. Jarcho, Washington, D.C., Larry R. Pilot, Michael H. Hinckle and Stanley W. Landfair, Los Angeles, as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.


WERDEGAR, Justice.

In this case we discuss the circumstances under which those who undertake to provide manufacturers of medical products with human toxicology research and fail to exercise reasonable care in performing that undertaking may face potential tort liability pursuant to the "negligent undertaking" theory articulated in Restatement Second of Torts section 324A (section 324A).

As will be seen, California courts, including this court, have long recognized...

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