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MBII v. PSI

No. G021030.

89 Cal.Rptr.2d 778 (2000)

75 Cal.App.4th 1213

MONARCH BAY II, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. PROFESSIONAL SERVICE INDUSTRIES, INC., Defendant and Respondent.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division Three.

October 27, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Irell & Manella, Steven L. Sloca, Richard J. McNeil, Los Angeles, and Joseph M. Freeman, Atlanta, GA, for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Schaffer & Lax, Clifford L. Schaffer and Amy L. Lewis, Los Angeles, for Defendant and Respondent.

OPINION

SILLS, P.J.

This appeal invites us to extend the so-called product line exception, which allows the imposition of strict liability for a defective product on the purchaser of the manufacturer's assets, to claims for mere negligence. We decline the invitation.

Monarch Bay II (MBII) is the owner of an apartment complex in Laguna Niguel that was severely damaged by a landslide. Alleging negligence on the part of the geotechnical engineering...

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