2A:58C-2 - Liability of manufacturer or seller in product liability action - New Jersey Statutes

2A:58C-2.    Liability of manufacturer or seller in product liability action
    A manufacturer or seller of a product shall be liable in a product liability action only if the claimant proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the product causing the harm was not reasonably fit, suitable or safe for its intended purpose because it:  a. deviated from the design specifications, formulae, or performance standards of the manufacturer or from otherwise identical units manufactured to the same manufacturing specifications or formulae, or b. failed to contain adequate warnings or instructions, or c. was designed in a defective manner.

   L. 1987, c. 197, s. 2.