Does the Rescue Doctrine Apply in Product Liabilit...
Suzuki argues the rescue doctrine may not be invoked in product liability actions.Suzuki contends the [Washington product liability statute] supplants all common law remedies and contends the rescue doctrine is nothing more than a common law remedy.We disagree.The rescue doctrine is not a common law remedy.Rather,it is shorthand for the idea that rescuers are to be anticipated and is a reflection of a societal value judgment that rescuers should not be barred from bringing suit for knowingly placing themselves in danger to undertake a rescue.We can conceive of no reason why this doctrine should not apply with equal force when a product manufacturer causes the danger….We adopt the Court of Appeals analysis on this point and conclude the rescue doctrine may be invoked in product liability actions just as it may in ordinary negligence actions.(https://www.daowen.com)