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Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 34.180
Negligence Per Se (Example for Pesticide)
A manufacturer of a pesticide has a duty to see that the label does not contain a false or
misleading statement about the product or its ingredients.
If the manufacturer fails to perform this duty, then it is negligent.
[A person has a duty to [use; cause to be used] a pesticide in a manner consistent with [its labeling;
applicable regulations].]
[If a person fails to perform this duty, then he is 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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