{"id":827,"date":"2021-10-25T03:59:38","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T03:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdsourcelawyers.com\/judicial-council-california-civil-jury-instructions-caci\/?page_id=827"},"modified":"2022-05-03T17:43:22","modified_gmt":"2022-05-03T17:43:22","slug":"caci-vf-1201-strict-products-liability-design-defect-affirmative-defense-misuse-or-modification","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/crowdsourcelawyers.com\/judicial-council-california-civil-jury-instructions-caci\/caci-vf-1201-strict-products-liability-design-defect-affirmative-defense-misuse-or-modification\/","title":{"rendered":"CACI VF-1201 Strict Products Liability\u2014Design Defect\u2014Affirmative Defense\u2014Misuse or Modification"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ku6whp8t-89e71a0534a5db836367b59f226150aa\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-ku6whp8t-89e71a0534a5db836367b59f226150aa{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody 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itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2 class=\"SS_Banner\">VF-1201\u00a0Strict Products Liability\u2014Design Defect\u2014Affirmative Defense\u2014Misuse or Modification<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">We answer the questions submitted to us as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"SS_ListLabel\"><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">1.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"SS_ListItemContent\"><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">Did [<\/span><span class=\"SS_it\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_it\">name of defendant<\/span><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">] [manufacture\/distribute\/sell] the [<\/span><span class=\"SS_it\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_it\">product<\/span><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">]?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">\u00a0Yes\u2003\u2003\u00a0No<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">If your answer to question 1 is yes, then answer question 2. If you answered no, stop here, answer no further questions, and have the presiding juror sign and date this form.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"SS_ListLabel\"><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">2.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"SS_ListItemContent\"><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">Was the [<\/span><span class=\"SS_it\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_it\">product<\/span><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">] [misused\/ [or] modified] after it left [<\/span><span class=\"SS_it\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_it\">name of defendant<\/span><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">]\u2019s possession in a way that was so highly extraordinary that it was not reasonably foreseeable to [him\/her\/<\/span><span class=\"SS_it\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_it\">nonbinary pronoun<\/span><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">\/it]?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">\u00a0Yes\u2003\u2003\u00a0No<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">If your answer to question 2 is yes, then answer question 3. If you answered no, skip question 3 and answer question 4.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"SS_ListLabel\"><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">3.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"SS_ListItemContent\"><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">Was the [misuse\/ [or] modification] the sole cause of [<\/span><span class=\"SS_it\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_it\">name of plaintiff<\/span><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">]\u2019s harm?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">\u00a0Yes\u2003\u2003\u00a0No<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">If your answer to question 3 is no, then answer question 4. If you answered yes, stop here, answer no further questions, and have the presiding juror sign and date this form.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"SS_ListLabel\"><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">[4.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"SS_ListItemContent\"><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">Is the [<\/span><span class=\"SS_it\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_it\">product<\/span><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">] one about which an ordinary consumer can form reasonable minimum safety expectations?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">\u00a0Yes\u2003\u2003\u00a0No<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">If your answer to question 4 is yes, answer question 5. If your answer is no, skip question 5 and answer question 6.]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"SS_ListLabel\"><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">[5.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"SS_ListItemContent\"><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">Did the [<\/span><span class=\"SS_it\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_it\">product<\/span><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">] fail to perform as safely as an ordinary consumer would have expected when used or misused in an intended or reasonably foreseeable way?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">\u00a0Yes\u2003\u2003\u00a0No<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">Regardless of your answer to question 5, answer question 6.]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"SS_ListLabel\"><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">[6.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"SS_ListItemContent\"><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">Did the benefits of the [<\/span><span class=\"SS_it\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_it\">product<\/span><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">]\u2019s design outweigh the risks of the design?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">\u00a0Yes\u2003\u2003\u00a0No<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">If your answer to question 5 is yes or your answer to question 6 is no, answer question 7. If you answered no to question 5 and yes to question 6, stop here, answer no further questions, and have the presiding juror sign and date this form.]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"SS_ListLabel\"><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">7.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"SS_ListItemContent\"><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">Was the [<\/span><span class=\"SS_it\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_it\">product<\/span><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">]\u2019s design a substantial factor in causing harm to [<\/span><span class=\"SS_it\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_it\">name of plaintiff<\/span><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">]?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">\u00a0Yes\u2003\u2003\u00a0No<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">If your answer to question 7 is yes, then answer question 8. If you answered no, stop here, answer no further questions, and have the presiding juror sign and date this form.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"SS_ListLabel\"><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">8.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"SS_ListItemContent\"><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">What are [<\/span><span class=\"SS_it\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_it\">name of plaintiff<\/span><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">]\u2019s damages?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"SS_ListLabel\"><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">[a.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"SS_ListItemContent\"><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">Past economic loss<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">[lost earnings\u00a0$]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">[lost profits\u00a0$]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">[medical expenses\u00a0$]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">[other past economic loss\u00a0$]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">Total Past Economic Damages: $]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"SS_ListLabel\"><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">[b.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"SS_ListItemContent\"><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">Future economic loss<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">[lost earnings\u00a0$]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">[lost profits\u00a0$]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">[medical expenses\u00a0$]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">[other future economic loss$]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">Total Future Economic Damages: $]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"SS_ListLabel\"><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">[c.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"SS_ListItemContent\"><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">Past noneconomic loss, including [physical<br \/>\npain\/mental suffering:]\u00a0$]<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"SS_ListLabel\"><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">[d.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"SS_ListItemContent\"><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">Future noneconomic loss, including [physical<br \/>\npain\/mental suffering:]\u00a0$]<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">TOTAL $<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span class=\"SS_LeftAlign\"><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">Signed:<\/span>\u2002<span class=\"SS_Form_Input SS_BelowBlank SS_Form_SolidBorder\"><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">Presiding Juror<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"SS_LeftAlign\"><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">Dated:\u2002<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"SS_bf\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_bf\">After [this verdict form has\/all verdict forms have] been signed, notify the [clerk\/bailiff\/court attendant] that you are ready to present your verdict in the courtroom. <br class=\"avia-permanent-lb\" \/><br class=\"avia-permanent-lb\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"SS_Note\">\n<h2 class=\"SS_HideShowSection SS_Expandable\"><\/h2>\n<div id=\"TRNotes_n_1\">\n<p><span class=\"SS_it\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_it\">New September 2003; Revised October 2004, April 2007, April 2009, December 2010, June 2011, December 2011, December 2014, December 2016, May 2020 <br class=\"avia-permanent-lb\" \/><br class=\"avia-permanent-lb\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/crowdsourcelawyers.com\/\">Crowdsource Lawyers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/crowdsourcelawyers.com\/judicial-council-california-civil-jury-instructions-caci\">https:\/\/crowdsourcelawyers.com\/judicial-council-california-civil-jury-instructions-caci<\/a><span class=\"SS_it\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_it\"><br class=\"avia-permanent-lb\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"SS_Note\">\n<h2 class=\"SS_HideShowSection SS_Expandable\">Directions for Use<\/h2>\n<div id=\"TRNotes_n_2\">\n<p>This verdict form is based on\u00a0CACI No. 1203,\u00a0<span class=\"SS_it\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_it\">Strict Liability<\/span><span class=\"SS_it\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_it\">\u2014Design Defect\u2014<\/span><span class=\"SS_it\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_it\">Consumer Expectation Test\u2014Essential Factual Elements<\/span>,\u00a0CACI No. 1204,\u00a0<span class=\"SS_it\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_it\">Strict Liability<\/span><span class=\"SS_it\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_it\">\u2014Design Defect\u2014<\/span><span class=\"SS_it\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_it\">Risk-Benefit Test<\/span><span class=\"SS_it\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_it\">\u2014Essential Factual Elements\u2014<\/span><span class=\"SS_it\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_it\">Shifting Burden of Proof<\/span>, and\u00a0CACI No. 1245,\u00a0<span class=\"SS_it\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_it\">Affirmative Defense\u2014Product Misuse or Modification<\/span>. If the comparative fault or negligence of the plaintiff or of third persons is at issue, questions 6 through 9 of\u00a0CACI No. VF-1200,\u00a0<span class=\"SS_it\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_it\">Strict Products Liability\u2014Manufacturing Defect\u2014Comparative Fault at Issue<\/span>, may be added at the end.<\/p>\n<p>The special verdict forms in this section are intended only as models. They may need to be modified depending on the facts of the case.<\/p>\n<p>This verdict form can be used in a case in which the jury will decide design defect under both the consumer expectation and the risk-benefit tests. If only the risk-benefit test is at issue, omit questions 4 and 5. If only the consumer expectation test is at issue, omit question 6. Modify the transitional language following questions 5 and 6 if only one test is at issue in the case. Include question 4 if the court has decided to give to the jury the preliminary question as to whether the consumer expectation test can be applied to the product at issue in the case. (See\u00a0<span class=\"SS_it\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_it\">Saller v. Crown Cork &amp; Seal Co., Inc.<\/span>\u00a0(2010) 187 Cal.App.4th 1220, 1233\u20131234 [115 Cal.Rptr.3d 151].) An additional question may be needed if the defendant claims that the plaintiff\u2019s injuries were caused by some product other than the defendant\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>If specificity is not required, users do not have to itemize all the damages listed in question 8. The breakdown is optional depending on the circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>If different damages are recoverable on different causes of action, replace the damages tables in all of the verdict forms with\u00a0CACI No. VF-3920,\u00a0<span class=\"SS_it\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_it\">Damages on Multiple Legal Theories<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>If the jury is being given the discretion under\u00a0Civil Code section 3288\u00a0to award prejudgment interest (see\u00a0<span class=\"SS_it\" data-housestyle=\"EMPHASIS_it\">Bullis v. Security Pac. 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