Retailer may be liable for failure to warn even though jury found only manufacturer at fault

Law Reporter, May 1998

Retailer may be liable for failure to warn even though jury found only manufacturer at fault

The Minnesota Court of Appeals held a trial court could find a retailer jointly and severally liable in strict liability with a bankrupt manufacturer for failure to warn even though the jury had found the retailer not at fault. *Arthur C. Kosieradzki, Eric J. Magnuson, and Jeanne H. Unger, all of Minneapolis, Minn., represented plaintiff Court documents in this case are available through the Offerings section at p. 155, courtesy of Mr. Kosieradzki.

Marcon v. Kmart Corp., 573 N.W.2d 728 (Minn. Ct. App. 1998).