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Section 411.320 - Circumstances under which defendant is liable (1) In any product liability action, a manufacturer shall be liable only for the personal injury, death or property damage that would have occurred if the product had been used in its original, unaltered and unmodified condition.

Product liability law provides the consumers with legal recourse for any injuries suffered from a defective product.

Twenty-three states have adopted a statute of repose for product liability claims. Most statutes vary between 10 and 12 years. However, Kentucky has a presumption of non- defectiveness if the loss occurs five years after the sale to the consumer or eight years after the product was first manufactured.

Statute of Limitations on Kentucky Premises Liability Lawsuits. Kentucky's statute of limitations sets time limits on how long you have to file a premises liability lawsuit. You typically have one year from the date of the accident to file a personal injury lawsuit in Kentucky.

So, for example, if your vehicle veered off the roadway because of a faulty steering, you would have a product liability claim only if you can show evidence that your accident and resulting injuries were caused by the steering defect, not because of a mistake you made.

In product liability For example, if a defective product first sold to a consumer more than ten years ago causes an injury, a ten-year statute of repose (that starts on the product's original date of purchase) might bar a claim even if the statute of limitations (which starts on the date of injury) does not.