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| 1 | - | House Bill No. 7194 | |
| 1 | + | General Assembly Raised Bill No. 7194 | |
| 2 | + | January Session, 2017 LCO No. 4475 | |
| 3 | + | *_____HB07194JUD___031317____* | |
| 4 | + | Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY | |
| 5 | + | Introduced by: | |
| 6 | + | (JUD) | |
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| 3 | - | Public Act No. 17-97 | |
| 8 | + | General Assembly | |
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| 10 | + | Raised Bill No. 7194 | |
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| 12 | + | January Session, 2017 | |
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| 14 | + | LCO No. 4475 | |
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| 16 | + | *_____HB07194JUD___031317____* | |
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| 18 | + | Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY | |
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| 20 | + | Introduced by: | |
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| 22 | + | (JUD) | |
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| 5 | 24 | AN ACT CONCERNING EXCEPTIONS TO THE TEN-YEAR REPOSE PERIOD FOR CERTAIN PRODUCT LIABILITY CLAIMS. | |
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| 7 | 26 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: | |
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| 9 | 28 | Section 1. Subsection (c) of section 52-577a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2017): | |
| 10 | 29 | ||
| 11 | 30 | (c) The ten-year limitation provided for in subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to any product liability claim brought by a claimant who [is not entitled to compensation under chapter 568, provided the claimant] can prove that the harm occurred during the useful safe life of the product. In determining whether a product's useful safe life has expired, the trier of fact may consider among other factors: (1) The effect on the product of wear and tear or deterioration from natural causes; (2) the effect of climatic and other local conditions in which the product was used; (3) the policy of the user and similar users as to repairs, renewals and replacements; (4) representations, instructions and warnings made by the product seller about the useful safe life of the product; and (5) any modification or alteration of the product by a user or third party. | |
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| 35 | + | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
| 36 | + | Section 1 October 1, 2017 52-577a(c) | |
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| 38 | + | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
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| 40 | + | Section 1 | |
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| 42 | + | October 1, 2017 | |
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| 44 | + | 52-577a(c) | |
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| 48 | + | JUD Joint Favorable | |
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| 50 | + | JUD | |
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| 52 | + | Joint Favorable |