3094 A claim that the manufacturer of assault weapons was negligent in marketing them to the general public and advertising them in a way that was likely to attract a criminal element was a products liability claim and under Civil Code section 1714.4 could not be based on balancing the risks against the benefits resulting from the defendant's conduct.CitationMERRILL v NAVEGAR (Assault Weapons) 26 C4 465 [See: CivC 1714.4; Merrill v Navegar [RevGrtd] 75 CA4 500, T/AT 11/99; Soule v GM 8 C4 548, T/AT 11/94; Barker v Lull 20 C3 413; Stevens v Parke, Davis 9 C3 51]
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