Under the market share theory,a plaintiff may be able to recover in a products liability action even if the plaintiff cannot trace the harmful product to a particular manufacturer.

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In Sindell v.Abbott Laboratories, which created the market share liability theory, the judge apportioned liability among the defendant-manufacturers on the basis of the share of the market they had held at the time that the drug had been produced.

Under the Market Share Theory,a Plaintiff May Be Able to Recover