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Civil Statutes of Limitation in Indiana: At a Glance Injury to PersonTwo years (Ind. Code § 34-11-2-4(1)) Libel/Slander Two years (Ind. Code § 34-11-2-4(1)) Fraud Six years (Ind. Code § 34-11-2-7(4)) Injury to Personal Property Two years (Ind. Code § 34-11-2-4(2)) Professional Malpractice Two years (Ind. Code § 34-11-2-3)4 more rows

Product liability is a doctrine that gives plaintiffs a cause of action if they encounter a defective consumer item. This doctrine can fall under negligence, but it is generally associated with strict liability, meaning that defendants can be held liable regardless of their intent or knowledge.

Product liability insurance helps protect your business from claims that a product you made or sold caused bodily injury or property damage to someone else's belongings. An insurance company may offer this coverage as a standalone policy, but we include it as part of your general liability insurance.

California's Strict Liability Rule In California, the strict liability rule plays a pivotal role in product liability cases. This rule states that manufacturers, distributors, and retailers can be held liable if their product is found to be defective, regardless of whether they were negligent or not.

Product liability is a term used to describe the legal liability of manufacturers or sellers of goods to compensate buyers, users and even bystanders for damages or injuries suffered because of defects in goods purchased. Product liability law is the area of law governing product liability litigation.

Compliance With Standards Indiana does not have an enumerated compliance with standards defense, but Indiana Code 34-20-5-1 provides for a rebuttable presumption that the product was not defective if it conformed to the generally recognized state of the art or complied with applicable codes, standards, regulations, or ...

Indiana Code § 32-30-1 provides for a 10-year statute of repose for which an architect and/or contractor remain residually liable for deficiency of design and/or construction of improvements to real property.

A statute of repose focuses on immunizing the alleged injuring party from long-term liability, and thus may even be based on elapsed time from an event, even if the potential cause of action cannot reasonably be discovered until a later date.

A law that extinguishes a right of action after a specified period of time has elapsed, regardless of whether the cause of action has accrued. Courts generally find that statutes of repose begin to run without interruption once the triggering event occurs.