§ 768.1257, Fla. Stat. · Part I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
State-of-the-art defense for products liability.
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Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
In an action based upon defective design, brought against the manufacturer of a product, the finder of fact shall consider the state of the art of scientific and technical knowledge and other circumstances that existed at the time of manufacture, not at the time of loss or injury.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 14, ch. 99-225.
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