Mealey's (January 13, 2023, 7:36 AM EST) -- LOS ANGELES — A California appeals panel affirmed a lower court’s ruling in favor of manufacturers in an insurer’s lawsuit alleging strict liability manufacturing defect and strict liability design defect claims, rejecting the insurer’s argument that the lower court erred in finding that it failed to establish a prima facie case of liability under the risk/benefit test and in declining to assess the insurer’s design defect claim under the consumer expectations test....