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Product‑liability bill sparks hours of floor debate over burden of proof and immunity; House approves amendments and passes measure
Summary
House Bill 413, aimed at clarifying product‑liability exposure for sellers and distributors, prompted extended legal debate and competing amendments over whether the bill narrows or preserves current common‑law protections. The House passed the amended bill 43–32.
Representative Derrick Brown presented House Bill 413 as a clarification of Utah product‑liability law to prevent unintended liability for entities that did not manufacture, distribute, or sell a product. He used an out‑of‑state seat‑belt case to illustrate concern that designers or remote parties had been named defendants despite not manufacturing the product.
Floor debate focused on the bill’s text and several…
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