Statute of Limitations for Product Liability in Kansas
- The statute of limitations is said to begin running at the time of the accrual of the claim. The accrual of the claim is when the injury to the plaintiff occurs. Sometimes this occurs at the actual time the injury occurs or at the time the injury and cause of injury is discovered by the plaintiff.
- The duty to guard against negligence and supply a safe product applies to everyone in the chain of distribution. The duty of care is owed to anyone who is likely to use the product and the product must be safe for its intended use.
- Strict liability makes a seller responsible for all defective items that threaten the personal safety of a consumer. A vendor will be liable if he regularly engages in the business of selling a product that is turns out to be defective.
Accrual of Claim
Negligence
Strict Liability
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