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Torts - Fall 2015 Reading Group
Resource 24 . 1 . 1
10 minutes

Trimarco v. Klein

Samantha Bates,
Jonathan Zittrain

Plaintiff was a tenant of defendant's apartment. While the plaintiff opened a glass sliding door to exit the bathtub in his apartment unit, the door shattered, inflicting severe lacerations upon the plaintiff. There was a range of evidence which showed that regular glass was a recognized hazard in the bathroom, and that shatterproof glass was becoming the industry standard for bathtub enclosures. Should evidence of industry custom factor into a negligence analysis? If so, in what capacity and to what extent?

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