Texas PJC Malpractice 2022

PJC 70.7

P RODUCTS L IABILITY —D EFINITIONS , I NSTRUCTIONS & Q UESTIONS

PJC 70.7 Statute of Repose (Comment) The Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code establishes a fifteen-year statute of repose from the date of sale for products liability claims, with certain exceptions. See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.012. If there is a dispute about the date of sale of the product by the defendant, the Committee recommends that the dispute be submitted to the jury.

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