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inadequate warning in Maine

14 Maine opinions name it 2 courts 1983–2018 0 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Maine courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (6)

CaseFollowedCited
Pottle v. Up-Right, Inc.green
me · 1993 · cited in 5 Maine opinions naming this issue, 1995–2009
2 sentences

2009Pottle, 628 A.2d at 675 .

2009"A products liability action for failure to warn requires a three-part analysis: (1) whether the defendant had a duty to warn the plaintiff; (2) whether the actual warning on the product, if any, was inadequate; and (3) whether the inadequate warning proximately caused the plaintiff's injury." Pottle v. Up-Right, Inc., 628 A.2d 672, 675 (Me. 1993) (citing McNeal v. Hi-La Powered Scaffolding, Inc., 836 F.2d 637, 641 (D.C.

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Burns v. Architectural Doors and Windowsgreen
me · 2011 · cited in 5 Maine opinions naming this issue, 2012–2018
2 sentences

2017To establish a claim that a product was defective for a failure to warn, the plaintiff must prove three elements in addition to those in the strict liability statute: "(1) the defendant had a duty to warn the plaintiff of the product hazard; (2) any actual warning on the product was inadequate; and (3) the inadequate warning or absence of a warning proximately caused the plaintiffs injury." Burns, 2011 ME 61 , ~ 23, 19 A.3d 823 .

2017To establish a claim that a product was defective for a failure to warn, the plaintiff must prove three elements in addition to those in the strict liability statute: "(1) the defendant had a duty to warn the plaintiff of the product hazard; (2) any actual warning on the product was inadequate; and (3) the inadequate warning or absence of a warning proximately caused the plaintiffs injury." Burns, 2011 ME 61 , ~ 23, 19 A.3d 823 .

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Bouchard v. American Orthodonticsgreen
me · 1995 · cited in 2 Maine opinions naming this issue, 2009–2018
2 sentences

2018Bouchard, 661 A.2d at 1145 .

2009Orthodontics, 661 A.2d 1143,1145 (Me. 1995) (citing Pottle, 628 A.2d at 675 ).

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Carl McNeal v. Hi-Lo Powered Scaffolding, Inc., an Ohio Corporationgreen
cadc · 1988 · cited in 2 Maine opinions naming this issue, 1993–2009
2 sentences

2009"A products liability action for failure to warn requires a three-part analysis: (1) whether the defendant had a duty to warn the plaintiff; (2) whether the actual warning on the product, if any, was inadequate; and (3) whether the inadequate warning proximately caused the plaintiff's injury." Pottle v. Up-Right, Inc., 628 A.2d 672, 675 (Me. 1993) (citing McNeal v. Hi-La Powered Scaffolding, Inc., 836 F.2d 637, 641 (D.C.

1993McNeal, 836 F.2d at 641-44 .

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Blackstone v. Rollinsgreen
me · 1961 · cited in 1 Maine opinions naming this issue, 2018–2018
2 sentences

2018See Blackstone v. Rollins, 157 Me. 85 , 170 A.2d 405 (Me. 1961). 1 The Court denies FCA's motion with respect to Plaintiffs claim for strict products liability for manufacture or design defect, 2 In order to plead a cause of action for strict products liability failure to warn, a plaintiff must allege that the defendant had a duty to warn the plaintiff; that the actual warning on the product, if any, was inadequate; and that the inadequate warning proximately caused the plaintiffs injury.

2018See Blackstone v. Rollins, 157 Me. 85 , 170 A.2d 405 (Me. 1961). 1 The Court denies FCA's motion with respect to Plaintiffs claim for strict products liability for manufacture or design defect, 2 In order to plead a cause of action for strict products liability failure to warn, a plaintiff must allege that the defendant had a duty to warn the plaintiff; that the actual warning on the product, if any, was inadequate; and that the inadequate warning proximately caused the plaintiffs injury.

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Bicknell Manufacturing Co. v. Bennettgreen
me · 1980 · cited in 1 Maine opinions naming this issue, 1983–1983
1 sentence

1983That interpretation is in keeping with the statutory authority of the Superior Court to decide any title issues raised in forcible entry and detainer actions. 4 As noted in Bicknell Manufacturing Co. v. Bennett, 417 A.2d 414, 419-20 (Me.1980), the District Court and its predecessors have been historically without power to adjudicate claims of title; the District Court can make a determination that a claim is frivolous only to avoid the use of a clearly inadequate claim of title as a pretext to cause the forcible entry and detainer action to be removed to the Superior Court.

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Maine. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (2)

CaseCitedYears
Lorfano v. Dura Stone Steps, Inc. green
me · 1990
2 sentences

2017A seller has a duty to inform users and consumers of dangers that the seller "either knows or should have know about at the time the product is sold." Lorfano, 569 A.2d at 197 .

2015In a defective product case based on a failure to warn, a plaintiff must show that "(1) the defendant had a duty to warn the plaintiff of the product hazard; (2) any actual warning on the product was inadequate; and (3) the inadequate warning or absence of a warning proximately caused the plaintiffs injury." See id. (citing Burns v. Architectural Doors & Windows, 2011 ME 61 , ~ 23 n.7, 19 A.3d 823 ).

22015–2017
United States v. Francois green
ca1 · 2013
2 sentences

2014Id.

2014Id.

12014–2014

Statutes the citing opinions construe

ME § Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 14, § 221 (10) ME § Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 11, § 2-314 (3)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

Where else courts name it

CA 43 (1954–2026) NJ 33 (1979–2026) IL 29 (1981–2026) OH 22 (1991–2024) WA 21 (1972–2025) PA 21 (1938–2025) FL 19 (1974–2026) MS 17 (1993–2017) TX 17 (1971–2021) ME 14 (1983–2018) CT 10 (1992–2021) NY 9 (1925–2024) NM 9 (1965–2023) IN 9 (1977–2015) NV 8 (1985–2017) IA 8 (1968–2017) WI 8 (1986–2024) OR 8 (1996–2024) MD 7 (1974–2018) AZ 7 (1964–2024) LA 6 (1989–2018) MA 6 (1978–2023) MN 6 (1985–2024) OK 6 (1969–2022) DC 6 (1976–2025) UT 5 (1994–2025) SD 4 (2005–2016) MI 4 (1979–2020) VT 4 (1996–2007) KS 4 (1992–2022) MO 4 (1961–2011) CO 4 (1980–2025) TN 3 (2010–2016) GA 2 (1986–2019) ND 2 (1980–1980) MT 2 (2011–2017) SC 2 (2003–2003) KY 2 (2022–2023) HI 2 (1995–2014) NC 2 (1993–2003) ID 2 (2012–2013)

Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.

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