Rat Liability

Petco was not liable on product liability grounds for the death of a boy who contracted a rare bacterial infection from a live rat that his grandmother purchased for him as a pet, an appeals court in California ruled. An “unmodified rat” is not a “designed product.”

SAN DIEGO — Petco was not liable on product liability grounds for the death of a boy who contracted a rare bacterial infection from a live rat that his grandmother purchased for him as a pet, an appeals court in California ruled. An “unmodified rat” is not a “designed product.”

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