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Rawlings Sporting Goods Co., Inc. v. Daniels
Court of Appeals of Texas (1981) | 619 S.W.2d 435; 1981 Tex. App. LEXIS 3871
TL;DR: A football helmet manufacturer was held liable for a player's brain injury. The court found the company was grossly negligent for making a "conscious decision" not to warn consumers that its helmets could not protect against certain types of severe head injuries.
Legal Significance: This case establishes that a manufacturer's deliberate choice not to warn of a safety product's known limitations can constitute gross negligence, supporting an award of punitive damages. It affirms a duty to warn when a consumer's reliance on the product creates a foreseeable risk of harm.