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Minn. Stat. § 604.10

ECONOMIC LOSS ARISING FROM THE SALE OF GOODS.

Applied in 21 court decisions — leading case Valspar Refinish, Inc. v. Gaylord's, Inc. (2009)

Most recently applied in 131 F. Supp. 3d 1177 - In re Syngenta AG MIR 162 Corn Litigation (September 2015)

1991 c 352 s 2; 1993 c 91 s 1; 1Sp1998 c 2 s 1

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(a) Economic loss that arises from a sale of goods that is due to damage to tangible property other than the goods sold may be recovered in tort as well as in contract, but economic loss that arises from a sale of goods between parties who are each merchants in goods of the kind is not recoverable in tort.

(b) Economic loss that arises from a sale of goods, between merchants, that is not due to damage to tangible property other than the goods sold may not be recovered in tort.

(c) The economic loss recoverable in tort under this section does not include economic loss due to damage to the goods themselves.

(d) The economic loss recoverable in tort under this section does not include economic loss incurred by a manufacturer of goods arising from damage to the manufactured goods and caused by a component of the goods.

(e) This section shall not be interpreted to bar tort causes of action based upon fraud or fraudulent or intentional misrepresentation or limit remedies for those actions.

Official source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Minnesota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.