Does the manufacturer of a penile prosthesis have a duty to warn the public about the risks and dangers of the product?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Hufft v. Horowitz, 4 Cal.App.4th 8, 5 Cal.Rptr.2d 377 (Cal. App. 1992):

8 We are aware the manufacturer markets the product through physicians and discharges its duty to warn by giving them information of risks and dangers. (Carmichael v. Reitz, supra, 17 Cal.App.3d at p. 989, 95 Cal.Rptr. 381.) However, that is not necessarily determinative of the consumer expectations issue. We have little doubt the general public shares a common knowledge that the penile prosthesis and other implanted medical products offer cosmetic changes. The consumer's reasonable expectations are not confined to those arising from information disseminated by the manufacturer or distributor of the product.

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