Products liability doctrine holds a manufacturer, or other party involved in selling a product, strictly liable when an article, placed into the market with knowledge that it is to be used without inspection for defects, proves to have a defect that causes a personal injury. Consumers who are injured because of a fault with a product that the consumers had no ability to protect themselves against may recover against the manufacturer under a theory of products liability.
The unincorporated community of Tres Pinos is located in the County of San Benito along State Route 25. The community adjoins the south edge of Hollister's development as of 2006. NAD27 latitude and longitude for the community are listed as 36°47′24″N 121°19′12″W / 36.790000°N 121.32000°W / 36.790000; -121.32000Coordinates: 36°47′24″N 121°19′12″W / 36.790000°N 121.32000°W / 36.790000; -121.32000 in the National Geographic Names Database. Elevation is listed as 530 feet (162 m) AMSL and the feature ID number is 1660025.