Florida Supreme Court Embraces “Consumer-Expectation” Test for Design Defect Claims

Walter G. Latimer | Wilson Elser | December 8, 2015 The Florida Supreme Court recently issued a significant decision that will affect all strict product liability/design defect cases litigated in Florida. In Aubin v. Union Carbide, decided October 29, 2015, the Court rejected the risk-utility test in favor of the consumer-expectation test. The consumer-expectation test examines… Continue reading Florida Supreme Court Embraces “Consumer-Expectation” Test for Design Defect Claims

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