SB80 Alabama 2015 Session

This bill would provide that a manufacturer is not liable, under any theory of liability, for damages resulting from a product not designed, manufactured, sold, or leased by the manufacturer.

This bill would also provide that if a manufacturer's design is copied without express authorization, the manufacturer is not subject to liability for personal injury, death, or property damage caused by the manufacturer's product even if use of the design is foreseeable.

Relating to products liability; to codify the longstanding product-identification requirement for any claim alleging personal injury, death, or property damage caused by the use of a product; to provide that a manufacturer is not liable for damages resulting from a product it did not design, manufacture, sell, or lease; and to provide that a manufacturer is not liable for damages if its design is copied without express authorization.