CHAPTER 1. LIABILITY OF COMMERCIAL PRODUCT SELLERS BASED ON PRODUCT DEFECTS AT TIME OF SALE
TOPIC 1. LIABILITY RULES APPLICABLE TO PRODUCTS GENERALLY
§ 1. Liability of Commercial Seller or Distributor for Harm Caused by Defective Product
One engaged in the business of selling or otherwise distributing products who sells or distributes a defective product is subject to liability for harm to persons or property caused by the defect.
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§ 2. Categories of Product Defect
A product is defective when, at the time of the sale or distribution, it contains a manufacturing defect, is defective in design, or is defective because of inadequate instructions or warnings. A product:
(a) contains a manufacturing defect when the product departs from its intended design even though all possible care was exercised in the preparation and marketing of the product;
(b) is defective in design when the foreseeable risks of harm posed by the product could have been reduced or avoided by the adoption of a reasonable alternative design by the seller or other distributor, or a predecessor in the commercial chain of distribution, and the omission of the alternative design renders the product not reasonably safe;
(c) is defective because of inadequate instructions or warnings when the foreseeable risks of harm posed by the product could have been reduced or avoided by the provision of reasonable instructions or warnings by the seller or other distributor, or a predecessor in the commercial chain of distribution, and the omission of the instructions or warnings renders the product not reasonably safe.
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§ 3. Circumstantial Evidence Supporting Inference of Product Defect
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§ 4. Noncompliance and Compliance with Product Safety Statutes or Regulations
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TOPIC 2. LIABILITY RULES APPLICABLE TO SPECIAL PRODUCTS OR PRODUCT MARKETS
§ 5. Liability of Commercial Seller or Distributor of Product Components for Harm Caused by Products Into Which Components Are Integrated
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§ 6. Liability of Commercial Seller or Distributor for Harm Caused by Defective Prescription Drugs and Medical Devices
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§ 7. Liability of Commercial Seller or Distributor for Harm Caused by Defective Food Products
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§ 8. Liability of Commercial Seller or Distributor of Defective Used Products
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CHAPTER 2. LIABILITY OF COMMERCIAL PRODUCT SELLERS NOT BASED ON PRODUCT DEFECTS AT TIME OF SALE
§ 9. Liability of Commercial Product Seller or Distributor for Harm Caused by Misrepresentation
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§ 10. Liability of Commercial Product Seller or Distributor for Harm Caused by Post-Sale Failure to Warn
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§ 11. Liability of Commercial Product Seller or Distributor for Harm Caused by Post-Sale Failure to Recall Product
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CHAPTER 3. LIABILITY OF SUCCESSORS AND APPARENT MANUFACTURERS
§ 12. Liability of Successors and Apparent Manufacturers
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§ 13. Liability of Successor for Harm Caused by Successor's Own Post-Sale Failure to Warn
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§ 14. Selling or Distributing as One's Own a Product Manufacturer by Another
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CHAPTER 4. PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICABILITY
TOPIC 1. CAUSATION
§ 15. General Rule Governing Causal Connection Between Product Defect and Harm
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§ 16. Increased Harm Due to Product Defect
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TOPIC 2. AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES
§ 17. Apportionment of Responsibility Between or Among Plaintiff, Sellers and Distributors of Defective Products, and Others
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§ 18. Disclaimers, Limitations, Waivers, and Other Contractual Exculpations as Defenses to Products Liability Claims for Harm to Persons
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TOPIC 3. DEFINITIONS
§ 19. Definition of "Product"
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§ 20. Definition of "One Who Sells or Otherwise Distributes"
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§ 21. Definition of "Harm to Persons or Property": Recovery for Economic Loss
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