Ling sued Firm Y for producing computer monitors without any warning related to impairment of vision due to extensive use. Which of the following defenses against negligence can Firm Y use in this scenario?

Ling sued Firm Y for producing computer monitors without any warning related to impairment of vision due to extensive use. Which of the following defenses against negligence can Firm Y use in this scenario?

	Misuse
	Assumption of risk
	Comparative negligence
	State-of-the-art defense

In cases of negligent failure to warn, the state-of-the-art defense refers to the scientific knowability of a risk associated with a product at the time of its production. This is a valid defense in a negligence case because the focus is on the reasonableness of the defendant’s conduct.

Answer
 State-of-the-art defense