Product Liability Reform: H.B. 13 (special session) (2004); Amended Miss. Code Ann. § 11-1-63.
Provides that the seller of a product, other than a
Provides that the seller of a product, other than a manufacturer, cannot be held liable unless the seller had substantial control over the harm causing aspect of the product, the harm was caused by a seller’s alteration or modification of the product, the seller had actual knowledge of the defective condition at the time the product was sold, or the seller made an express warranty about the aspect of the product which caused the plaintiff’s harm.
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