Flavio Ramos, Plaintiffs and Appellants v. Brenntag Specialties, Inc., Defendants and Respondents

Summary

The court held that the component parts doctrine does not shield suppliers when the supplied materials themselves allegedly cause injury during an intended use, rather than being incorporated into a different finished product. Because the trial court dismissed the action solely under that doctrine, the Court of Appeal properly reversed and the judgment was affirmed. The court did not decide whether plaintiffs could ultimately prove a design defect, failure to warn, or causation.