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411.310 Presumptions in product liability actions.

KY Rev Stat § 411.310 (2019) (N/A)
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411.310 Presumptions in product liability actions. (1) (2) In any product liability action, it shall be presumed, until rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence to the contrary, that the subject product was not defective if the injury, death or property damage occurred either more than five (5) years after the date of sale to the first consumer or more than eight (8) years after the date of manufacture. In any product liability action, it shall be presumed, until rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence to the contrary, that the product was not defective if the design, methods of manufacture, and testing conformed to the generally recognized and prevailing standards or the state of the art in existence at the time the design was prepared, and the product was manufactured. Effective: June 17, 1978 History: Created 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 91, sec. 3, effective June 17, 1978.

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