Revised Code of Washington Chapter 7.72 — Product Liability Actions

Washington · statute · Wash. Rev. Code ch. 7.72 · 7 active provisions

Wash. Rev. Code § 7.72.010

Definitions

For the purposes of this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary:(1) Product seller. "Product seller" means any person or entity that is engaged in the business of selling products, whether the sale is for resale, or for use or consumption. The term includes a manufacturer, wholesaler, distributor…

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Business & Commerce

Wash. Rev. Code § 7.72.020

Scope

(1) The previous existing applicable law of this state on product liability is modified only to the extent set forth in this chapter.(2) Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the recovery of direct or consequential economic loss under Title 62A RCW.

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Wash. Rev. Code § 7.72.030

Liability of manufacturer

(1) A product manufacturer is subject to liability to a claimant if the claimant's harm was proximately caused by the negligence of the manufacturer in that the product was not reasonably safe as designed or not reasonably safe because adequate warnings or instructions were not provided.(a) A product is not reasonably…

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Wash. Rev. Code § 7.72.040

Liability of product seller other than manufacturer—Exception

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a product seller other than a manufacturer is liable to the claimant only if the claimant's harm was proximately caused by:(a) The negligence of such product seller; or(b) Breach of an express warranty made by such product seller; or(c) The intentional misrepres…

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Wash. Rev. Code § 7.72.050

Relevance of industry custom, technological feasibility, and nongovernmental, legislative or administrative regulatory standards

(1) Evidence of custom in the product seller's industry, technological feasibility or that the product was or was not, in compliance with nongovernmental standards or with legislative regulatory standards or administrative regulatory standards, whether relating to design, construction or performance of the product or t…

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Government Administration

Wash. Rev. Code § 7.72.060

Length of time product sellers are subject to liability

(1) Useful safe life. (a) Except as provided in subsection (1)(b) hereof, a product seller shall not be subject to liability to a claimant for harm under this chapter if the product seller proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the harm was caused after the product's "useful safe life" had expired."Useful safe…

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Wash. Rev. Code § 7.72.070

Food and beverage consumption

(1) Any manufacturer, packer, distributor, carrier, holder, marketer, or seller of a food or nonalcoholic beverage intended for human consumption, or an association of one or more such entities, shall not be subject to civil liability in an action brought by a private party based on an individual's purchase or consumpt…

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Agriculture & Food