Uniform Product Liability Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Uniform Product Liability Act - Sets forth uniform standards for State product liability tort laws. States that a product liability claim provided by this Act shall be in lieu of all existing claims against product sellers for harms caused by a product, and may be successfully maintained under this Act even where the claimant did not buy the product from or enter into any contractual relationship with the product seller. Subjects a product seller to liability if the claimant proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the product was defective in construction, design, or that adequate warnings or instructions were not provided. Sets forth evidentiary rules with respect to changes in product design, in the "state of the art" (that is, knowledge in existence and reasonably feasible for use at the time of manufacture), and industry custom. Allows a product seller to move that the court determine whether the injury-causing aspect of the product conformed to administrative or legislative standards. Specifies notice requirements and the length of time for which product sellers are subject to liability for harm caused by their products. Sets forth rules with respect to third-party alte…