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JOHNSON v. RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT, INC.

No. 65463-2-I.

247 P.3d 18 (2011)

Monika JOHNSON, Respondent, v. RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT, INC. (REI), a Washington corporation, Petitioner.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

February 7, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

V.L. Woolston , Perkins Coie LLP, Paul Spencer Graves , Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

Robert L. Christie , Jason Marc Rosen , Thomas P. Miller , Christie Law Group, PLLC, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.

DWYER, C.J.

¶ 1 The Washington product liability act (WPLA), chapter 7.72 RCW, sets forth a statutory form of vicarious liability whereby a product seller assumes the liability of a manufacturer where a product is marketed under the seller's brand name. Because permitting the product seller to attribute fault to the actual manufacturer would abrogate this provision of the WPLA, principles of comparative fault do not apply, notwithstanding the possibility that...

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