SB 596 Provides that a person who is injured by a product has 10 years after the sale or lease of the product to bring a suit for damages
Sponsor: Riddle
LR Number: 4176S.04C Fiscal Notes
Committee: Government Reform
Last Action: 5/18/2018 - Informal Calendar S Bills for Perfection--SB 596-Riddle, with SCS Journal Page:
Title: SCS SB 596 Calendar Position:
Effective Date: August 28, 2018

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SCS/SB 596 - This act provides that a person who is injured by a defective or unsafe condition of a product or due to negligence in the design, manufacture, sale, or distribution of a product has ten years after the sale or lease of the product to bring a claim for damages.

The ten year time limitation shall not apply to actions relating to real property, actions where a person has knowingly concealed any defective or unsafe condition, actions for indemnity or contribution by a defendant, actions involving a product which has a warranty longer than ten years, actions regarding negligent service or maintenance of a product, and actions where the product causes certain latent diseases. However, the exception to the time limitation regarding products causing certain latent diseases does not apply to certain actions against a seller claiming a product is unreasonably dangerous due to a defective condition, unless the seller is also the manufacturer.

This act is substantially similar to SB 220 (2017), HB 594 (2017), and SB 1091 (2016).

JESSI JAMES