2020 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 9 - Courts and Civil Procedure–procedure Generally
Chapter 9-1 Causes of Action
Section 9-1-32 Effect of alteration of product after sale.
§ 9-1-32. Effect of alteration of product after sale.
(a) As used in this section:
(1) "Product liability damages" means damages because of personal injury, death, or property damage sustained by reason of an alleged defect in a product, or an alleged failure to warn or protect against a danger or hazard in the use or misuse of the product, or an alleged failure to instruct properly in the use of a product.
(2) "Subsequent alteration or modification" means an alteration or modification of a product made subsequent to the manufacture or sale by the manufacturer or seller which altered, modified, or changed the purpose, use, function, design, or manner of use of the product from that originally designed, tested, or intended by the manufacturer, or the purpose, use, function, design, or manner of use or intended use for which the product was originally designed, tested, or manufactured.
(b) No manufacturer or seller of a product shall be liable for product liability damages where a substantial cause of the injury, death, or damage was a subsequent alteration or modification.
History of Section.
(P.L. 1978, ch. 299, § 1.)
