Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code

§ 82.003 — LIABILITY OF NONMANUFACTURING SELLERS

CP § 82.003Title 4. LIABILITY IN TORT · Ch. 82. PRODUCTS LIABILITY

Statute text

(a)A seller that did not manufacture a product is not liable for harm caused to the claimant by that product unless the claimant proves:

(1)that the seller participated in the design of the product;

(2)that the seller altered or modified the product and the claimant's harm resulted from that alteration or modification;

(3)that the seller installed the product, or had the product installed, on another product and the claimant's harm resulted from the product's installation onto the assembled product;

(4)that:

(A)the seller exercised substantial control over the content of a warning or instruction that accompanied the product;

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Legislative history

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1351 (S.B. 408), Sec. 2(a), eff. September 1, 2009.