# DaFonte v. Up-Right, Inc.

Canonical: https://californiapersonalinjurylaws.com/cases/da-fonte/

Supreme Court of California, 1992. 2 Cal.4th 593, pp. 600–604.

Reviewed by Andrew (Andy) R. Gillin; publisher reported approval 2026-11-04. The original review date was not supplied.

## Case background

Read the opinion for the full facts and procedural history.

## What the court decided

Each defendant’s share of noneconomic harm was tied to its share of fault. That type of harm includes pain.

## Limits

Financial losses follow different rules. The case also involved an employer that could not be sued for the same harm.

## Opinion

https://law.justia.com/cases/california/supreme-court/4th/2/593.html