New Jersey § 2a:58c-9
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 2a:58c-9, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2a:58c-9.
a. In any product liability action against a product seller, the product seller may
file an affidavit certifying the correct identity of the manufacturer of the product
which allegedly caused the injury, death or damage. b. Upon filing the affidavit pursuant to subsection a. of this section, the product
seller shall be relieved of all strict liability claims, subject to the provisions
set forth in subsection d. of this section. Due diligence shall be exercised in providing the plaintiff with the correct identity
of the manufacturer or manufacturers. c. The product seller shall be subject to strict liability if: (1) The identity of the manufacturer given to the plaintiff by the product seller
was incorrect. Once the correct identity of the manufacturer has been provided, the product seller
shall again be relieved of all strict liability claims, subject to subsection d. of
this section; or (2) The manufacturer has no known agents, facility, or other presence within the United
States; or (3) The manufacturer has no attachable assets or has been adjudicated bankrupt and
a judgment is not otherwise recoverable from the assets of the bankruptcy estate. d. A product seller shall be liable if: (1) The product seller has exercised some significant control over the design, manufacture,
packaging or labeling of the product relative to the alleged defect in the product
which caused the injury, death or damage; or (2) The product seller knew or should have known of the defect in the product which
caused the injury, death or damage or the plaintiff can affirmatively demonstrate
that the product seller was in possession of facts from which a reasonable person
would conclude that the product seller had or should have had knowledge of the alleged
defect in the product which caused the injury, death or damage; or (3) The product seller created the defect in the product which caused the injury,
death or damage. e. The commencement of a product liability action based in whole or in part on the
doctrine of strict liability against a product seller shall toll the applicable statute
of limitations with respect to manufacturers who have been identified pursuant to
the provisions of subsection a. of this section.
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