Winter v. G.P. Putnam's Sons

Winter and other plaintiffs relied on a mushroom-identification guide published (but not written or edited) by Putnam (defendant) to determine which wild mushrooms were safe to eat; the book's guidance was wrong, and they became critically ill after eating poisonous mushrooms. They sued Putnam on theories of negligence and products liability, and the trial court granted Putnam summary judgment.

Whether a publisher can be held liable for the contents of books it publishes.