Section 6-5-500 Intent of Legislature; legislative findings. It is the intent of the Legislature that a comprehensive system consisting of the time for commencement of actions, for discoverability of actions based upon insidious disease and the repose of actions shall be instituted in this state. The Legislature finds that in order to assure the rights […]
Section 6-5-501 Definitions. The following definitions are applicable in this division: (1) ORIGINAL SELLER. Any person, firm, corporation, association, partnership, or other legal or business entity, which in the course of business or as an incident to business, sells or otherwise distributes a manufactured product (a) prior to or (b) at the time the manufactured […]
Section 6-5-502 Limitation periods for product liability actions. (a) All product liability actions against an original seller must be commenced within the following time limits and not otherwise: (1) Except as specifically provided in subsections (b), (c), and (e) of this section, within one year of the time the personal injury, death, or property damage […]
Section 6-5-503 Applicability of division; not retroactive. This division and each section thereof shall apply only to product liability actions, wherein each element accrues after the effective date of this division, and no provision of this division shall have retroactive application. (Acts 1979, No. 79-468, p. 855, §6.)
Section 6-5-504 Sections, clauses, etc., of division inseparable and nonseverable. It is expressly provided that each section, clause, provision, or portion of this division shall be construed as inseparable and nonseverable from all others, and in the event that any section, clause, provision, or portion of this division shall be held invalid or unconstitutional by […]
