Rat Liability

<p>Petco was not liable on product liability grounds for the death of a boy who contracted a rare bacterial infection from a live rat that his grandmother purchased for him as a pet, an appeals court in California <strong><a href="http://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/ratliability.pdf">ruled</a></strong>. An “unmodified rat” is not a “designed product.”</p>

SAN DIEGO — Petco was not liable on product liability grounds for the death of a boy who contracted a rare bacterial infection from a live rat that his grandmother purchased for him as a pet, an appeals court in California ruled . An “unmodified rat” is not a “designed product.”

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