A bill to regulate and remove certain impediments to the flow of interstate commerce by establishing certain standards for the determination of liabilities arising from product-related injuries, and for other purposes.
Emergency Product Liability Act - Title I: General Provisions - Expresses the sense of Congress that it is necessary to provide national standards for product liability litigation in order to reduce the effects of the product liability crisis.
Title II: Limitations of Product Liability Litigation - Limits the time for commencing product liability actions to two years after the date upon which the injury was sustained or discovered and prohibits the commencement of any action later than seven years after the date upon which the product was purchased.
Exempts manufacturers and sellers of products from liability for damages caused by misuse of a product or modifications of a product made subsequent to manufacture or sale without the consent of the manufacturer or seller.
Exempts manufacturers or sellers of products from liability for injuries or damages caused by a product when the plan or design, or the methods, standards, or techniques of manufacturing the product conform with the prevailing state of the art applicable to the product.
Title III: Relation to State Law - Preempts any State law which is inconsistent with the provisions of this Act. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to exempt from the coverage of this Act any State which adopts the provisions of this Act.
Introduced in Senate
Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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