HR 1199
114th Congress
House
Law
Civil actions and liability
Evidence and witnesses
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Manufacturing
Product safety and quality
Retail and wholesale trades
Innocent Sellers Fairness Act
Introduced: March 2, 2015
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 31, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Mar 6, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
Mar 2, 2015
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 2, 2015
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Innocent Sellers Fairness Act
Exempts a lawful seller from liability for personal injury, monetary loss, or damage to property arising out of an accident or transaction involving a seller's products, unless the claimant proves one or more of the following activities by the seller:
- the seller was the manufacturer or participated in the design or installation of the product;
- the seller altered, modified, or expressly warranted the product in a manner not authorized by the manufacturer;
- the seller had actual knowledge of the defect in the product as a result of a recall from the manufacturer or governmental entity authorized to make such recall or actual inspection at the time the seller sold the product to the claimant;
- the seller had actual knowledge of the defect in the product at the time the seller supplied the product;
- the seller intentionally altered or modified a product warranty, warning, or instruction from the manufacturer in a way not authorized by the manufacturer; or
- the seller knowingly made a false representation about an aspect of the product not authorized by the manufacturer.
Limits the seller's liability to the personal injury, monetary loss, or damage to property directly caused by such activity where a claimant proves one or more of such activities was negligent.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.