§ 29-28-101. Short Title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Products Liability Act of 1978.”

§ 29-28-102. Chapter Definitions

As used in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires: “Anticipated life.” The anticipated life of a product shall be determined by the expiration date placed on the product by the manufacturer when required by law but shall not commence until the date the product was first purchased for use or consumption; “Defective condition” means […]

§ 29-28-103. Limitation of Actions — Exception

Any action against a manufacturer or seller of a product for injury to person or property caused by its defective or unreasonably dangerous condition must be brought within the period fixed by §§ 28-3-104, 28-3-105, 28-3-202 and 47-2-725, but notwithstanding any exceptions to these provisions, it must be brought within six (6) years of the […]

§ 29-28-104. Compliance With Government Standards — Rebuttable Presumption

Compliance by a manufacturer or seller with any federal or state statute or administrative regulation existing at the time a product was manufactured and prescribing standards for design, inspection, testing, manufacture, labeling, warning or instructions for use of a product, shall raise a rebuttable presumption that the product is not in an unreasonably dangerous condition […]

§ 29-28-105. Determination of Defective or Dangerous Condition

A manufacturer or seller of a product shall not be liable for any injury to a person or property caused by the product unless the product is determined to be in a defective condition or unreasonably dangerous at the time it left the control of the manufacturer or seller. In making this determination, the state […]

§ 29-28-106. Seller’s Liability

No product liability action, as defined in § 29-28-102, shall be commenced or maintained against any seller, other than the manufacturer, unless: The seller exercised substantial control over that aspect of the design, testing, manufacture, packaging or labeling of the product that caused the alleged harm for which recovery of damages is sought; Altered or […]

§ 29-28-107. Complaint — Statement of Damages

Any complaint filed in a products liability action shall state an amount of such suit sought to be recovered from any defendant.

§ 29-28-108. Product Altered or Abnormally Used

If a product is not unreasonably dangerous at the time it leaves the control of the manufacturer or seller but was made unreasonably dangerous by subsequent unforeseeable alteration, change, improper maintenance or abnormal use, the manufacturer or seller is not liable.