Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-572p

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions.

Section 52-572p - Limitation of liability of product seller

(a) A product seller shall not be liable for harm that would not have occurred but for the fact that his product was altered or modified by a third party unless:

(1) The alteration or modification was in accordance with the instructions or specifications of the product seller;

(2) the alteration or modification was made with the consent of the product seller; or

(3) the alteration or modification was the result of conduct that reasonably should have been anticipated by the product seller.

(b) For the purposes of this section, alteration or modification includes changes in the design, formula, function or use of the product from that originally designed, tested or intended by the product seller.

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-572p

(P.A. 79-483, S. 5.)

Cited. 187 Conn. 363; 192 Conn. 280; 200 Conn. 562; 203 Conn. 156; 204 Conn. 399. Sec. 52-572m et seq., product liability act, abrogated common law indemnification principles in this area. 205 Conn. 694. Cited. 207 Conn. 575; Id., 599; 210 Conn. 189; 212 Conn. 462; Id., 509; 213 Conn. 136; 216 Conn. 65; 226 Conn. 282; 229 Conn. 213; Id., 500; 233 Conn. 732; 236 Conn. 769. Court set forth respective parties' appropriate burden of proof; product liability law discussed. 241 Conn. 199. Modified consumer expectation test, recognized in 241 Conn. 199, is the primary strict product liability test; ordinary consumer expectation test is reserved for those limited cases in which product fails to meet consumer's legitimate, commonly accepted minimum safety expectations. 321 Conn. 172. Cited. 1 CA 48; 3 Conn.App. 230; 8 Conn.App. 642; 16 Conn.App. 558; 30 Conn.App. 664; 31 Conn.App. 824; 36 Conn.App. 601; 39 Conn.App. 635; 41 Conn.App. 555; Id., 856; 46 CA 18; Id., 699. Cited. 40 Conn.Supp. 120; 41 Conn.Supp. 179; 42 Conn.Supp. 153; 44 Conn.Supp. 510.