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KRS 411.300

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Applied in 32 court decisions — leading case Clayton W. Clark v. Takata Corporation, American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (1999)

Most recently applied in Timothy Eugene Elvis Davis v. Sig Sauer, Inc. (January 2025)

Effective: June 17, 1978 History: Created 1978 Ky

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(1) As used in KRS 411.310 to 411.340, a "product liability action" shall include any action brought for or on account of personal injury, death or property damage caused by or resulting from the manufacture, construction, design, formulation, development of standards, preparation, processing, assembly, testing, listing, certifying, warning, instructing, marketing, advertising, packaging or labeling of any product.

(2) As used in KRS 411.310 to 411.340, a "plaintiff" shall mean a person asserting a claim and, if said claim is asserted on behalf of an estate, "plaintiff" shall include plaintiff's decedent.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.