Product Liability Reform: SB 4 (1993).

Texas

Requires proof of an economically and technologically feasible safer alternative design available at the time of manufacture in most product liability actions for defective design.  Provides a defense for manufacturers and sellers of inherently unsafe products that are known to be unsafe.  Establishes a fifteen‑year statute of repose for product liability actions against manufacturers or sellers of manufacturing equipment.  Provides protection for innocent retailers and wholesalers.

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