In failure to warn cases, a plaintiff must ordinarily lead evidence as to what they would have done had the warning been given, in order to establish causation. A trial judge may not decide a case on a basis of liability that, although within the pleadings, was not pursued by the party in the conduct of the proceedings; to do so constitutes a denial of procedural fairness.
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