13-1423. Strict products liability; component part.
"Products liability" applies to the supplier of [a component part] [material intended for further processing] which causes injury if, when added to or incorporated into the finished product, the [component part] [material] is substantially unchanged or is in a condition in which it could have been reasonably expected to be used.
For substantial change in the [component part] [material] to relieve a supplier of liability, the change itself must be a cause of the harm done.
USE NOTE
This instruction must be used only where a defendant is a supplier of a component of the final product or a product which undergoes further processing and sufficient evidence has been introduced to permit a finding that substantial change in the component is a cause of the plaintiff's injury. The appropriate bracketed language should be selected.
As with the issue covered by UJI 13-1422, the issue submitted by this instruction may require expansion of UJI 13-1401. See UJI 13-1422, Use Note.
[As amended, effective March 1, 2005.]