VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 34.150
Manufacturer’s and Seller’s Duty to Warn: General
When a [manufacturer; seller] knows, or by the use of ordinary care has a reason to know, that
its product is potentially dangerous, and that this danger is not obvious or readily discoverable by
the buyer, and that injury reasonably could be anticipated, the [manufacturer; seller] has a duty to
give an adequate warning of this danger.
In determining whether the warning given was adequate under the circumstances, you may
consider:
(1) whether it could be expected to catch the attention of a reasonable person;
(2) whether it could be understood by a reasonable person; and
(3) whether it gave a reasonable indication of the nature and extent of the potential danger.
If the [manufacturer; seller] had a duty to give a warning, and if it failed to give an adequate
warning, then it was negligent.
History
Virginia Model Jury Instructions – Civil, Release 26, April 2026. The unannotated set, posted by the Supreme Court of Virginia at vacourts.gov; the book states that it is made available with the permission of the publisher, Matthew Bender & Company, Inc.
Provenance
- Source
- vacourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-11
- Edition
- civ-2026-04-01
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