Market-share liability has been applied in product-liability cases in which delayed physical reactions to allegedly hazardous products were not attributable to a specific lot or unit of an identified manufacturer's product.

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Market-share liability is a legal theory that allows plaintiffs to hold a group of defendants jointly and severally liable for damages caused by their products, even if the plaintiff cannot identify which specific defendant caused the harm. This theory has been applied in cases involving delayed physical reactions to allegedly hazardous products when the plaintiff cannot attribute the harm to a specific lot or unit of a particular manufacturer's product. Instead, the plaintiff can sue all the manufacturers that produced the allegedly hazardous product and recover damages in proportion to each manufacturer's share of the relevant market.

Market-Share Liability Has Been Applied in Product-Liability Cases in Which