2010 Indiana Code
TITLE 34. CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE
ARTICLE 20. CAUSES OF ACTION: PRODUCTS LIABILITY
CHAPTER 5. REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION THAT PRODUCT IS NOT DEFECTIVE
IC 34-20-5
Chapter 5. Rebuttable Presumption That Product Is Not Defective
IC 34-20-5-1
Rebuttable presumption
Sec. 1. In a product liability action, there is a rebuttable
presumption that the product that caused the physical harm was not
defective and that the manufacturer or seller of the product was not
negligent if, before the sale by the manufacturer, the product:
(1) was in conformity with the generally recognized state of the
art applicable to the safety of the product at the time the product
was designed, manufactured, packaged, and labeled; or
(2) complied with applicable codes, standards, regulations, or
specifications established, adopted, promulgated, or approved
by the United States or by Indiana, or by an agency of the
United States or Indiana.
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.15.
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