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H.B. 413

This document includes House Committee Amendments incorporated into the bill on Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 3:11 PM by jeyring. --> This document includes House Floor Amendments incorporated into the bill on Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 4:37 PM by jeyring. --> This document includes House Floor Amendments incorporated into the bill on Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 5:15 PM by jeyring. --> This document includes Senate 3rd Reading Floor Amendments incorporated into the bill on Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 10:56 PM by cmillar. -->              1     

PRODUCT LIABILITY AMENDMENTS

             2     
2012 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Chief Sponsor: Derek E. Brown

             5     
Senate Sponsor: ____________

             6     
             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill provides that only the manufacturer of a product may be liable for that product.
             10      Highlighted Provisions:
             11          This bill:
             12          .    provides that a manufacturer may not be liable for a product H. [ unless the claimant
             13      proves
] if the claimant fails to prove .H
by a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant
             13a      was the actual
             14      manufacturer of the actual product that caused the harm.
             15      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             16          None
             17      Other Special Clauses:
             18          None
             19      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             20      ENACTS:
             21          78B-6-708, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             22     
             23      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             24          Section 1. Section 78B-6-708 is enacted to read:
             25          78B-6-708. Manufacturer -- Proven by preponderance of evidence.
             26          (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in any civil action H. [ against a
             27      manufacturer for
] arising from .H
harm caused by a product, irrespective of the substantive
             27a      theory or theories


             28      underlying the claim, a H. [ manufacturer ] defendant .H may H. [ not ] .H be liable
             28a1      H. only H. [ unless the claimant proves ] if the
             28a      claimant [ fails to prove ] .H proves .H by a
             29      preponderance of the evidence that the defendant H. [ was the manufacturer of ] manufactured,
             29a      had manufactured on its behalf, distributed, or sold .H the actual product
             30      that was the cause H. of harm .H for which the claimant seeks to recover compensatory
             30a      damages.
             31      S. [     (2) Proof that a product seller designed, formulated, produced, constructed, created,
             32      assembled, or rebuilt the type of product in question is not proof that the product seller
             33      H. designed, .H formulated, produced, constructed, created, assembled, or rebuilt the actual
             33a      defective product
             34      in the product liability action H. , so long as the product seller [proves it] has no financial
             34a      interest in the sale of the product in question .H . A product seller may not be held liable in a
             34b      product liability
             35      action based on market share, enterprise, or industry-wide liability.
             35a      H. (3) An entity that sells or distributes a product that is manufactured by another entity is
             35b      subject to the same liability as the product's manufacturer. .H
] .S





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