Bill Text: CT HB07194 | 2017 | General Assembly | Chaptered


Bill Title: An Act Concerning Exceptions To The Ten-year Repose Period For Certain Product Liability Claims.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Passed) 2017-06-30 - Signed by the Governor [HB07194 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2017-HB07194-Chaptered.html

House Bill No. 7194

Public Act No. 17-97

AN ACT CONCERNING EXCEPTIONS TO THE TEN-YEAR REPOSE PERIOD FOR CERTAIN PRODUCT LIABILITY CLAIMS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. Subsection (c) of section 52-577a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2017):

(c) The ten-year limitation provided for in subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to any product liability claim brought by a claimant who [is not entitled to compensation under chapter 568, provided the claimant] can prove that the harm occurred during the useful safe life of the product. In determining whether a product's useful safe life has expired, the trier of fact may consider among other factors: (1) The effect on the product of wear and tear or deterioration from natural causes; (2) the effect of climatic and other local conditions in which the product was used; (3) the policy of the user and similar users as to repairs, renewals and replacements; (4) representations, instructions and warnings made by the product seller about the useful safe life of the product; and (5) any modification or alteration of the product by a user or third party.

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