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60-3307

Chapter 60.--PROCEDURE, CIVIL
Article 33.--ACTIONS RELATING TO COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY

      60-3307.   Inadmissible evidence.(a) In a product liability claim, the following evidence shallnot be admissible for any purpose:

      (1)   Evidence of any advancements or changes in technical or otherknowledge or techniques, in design theory or philosophy, in manufacturingor testing knowledge, techniques or processes in labeling, warning of risksor hazards, instructions for the use of such product, if such advancementsor changes have been made, learned or placed into common use subsequent tothe time the product in issue was designed, formulated, tested,manufactured or sold by the manufacturer; and

      (2)   evidence of any changes made in the designing, planning,formulating, testing, preparing, manufacturing, packaging, warnings,labeling or instructing for use of, or with regard to, the product inissue, or any similar product, which changes were made subsequent to thetime the product in issue was designed, formulated, tested, manufactured orsold by the manufacturer.

      (b)   This section does not require the exclusion of evidence of asubsequent measure if offered to impeach a witness for the manufacturer orseller of a product who has expressly denied the feasibility of such a measure.

      History:   L. 1986, ch. 214, § 1; July 1.

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Kansas > Chapter60 > Article33 > Statutes_24384

60-3307

Chapter 60.--PROCEDURE, CIVIL
Article 33.--ACTIONS RELATING TO COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY

      60-3307.   Inadmissible evidence.(a) In a product liability claim, the following evidence shallnot be admissible for any purpose:

      (1)   Evidence of any advancements or changes in technical or otherknowledge or techniques, in design theory or philosophy, in manufacturingor testing knowledge, techniques or processes in labeling, warning of risksor hazards, instructions for the use of such product, if such advancementsor changes have been made, learned or placed into common use subsequent tothe time the product in issue was designed, formulated, tested,manufactured or sold by the manufacturer; and

      (2)   evidence of any changes made in the designing, planning,formulating, testing, preparing, manufacturing, packaging, warnings,labeling or instructing for use of, or with regard to, the product inissue, or any similar product, which changes were made subsequent to thetime the product in issue was designed, formulated, tested, manufactured orsold by the manufacturer.

      (b)   This section does not require the exclusion of evidence of asubsequent measure if offered to impeach a witness for the manufacturer orseller of a product who has expressly denied the feasibility of such a measure.

      History:   L. 1986, ch. 214, § 1; July 1.


State Codes and Statutes

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Statutes > Kansas > Chapter60 > Article33 > Statutes_24384

60-3307

Chapter 60.--PROCEDURE, CIVIL
Article 33.--ACTIONS RELATING TO COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY

      60-3307.   Inadmissible evidence.(a) In a product liability claim, the following evidence shallnot be admissible for any purpose:

      (1)   Evidence of any advancements or changes in technical or otherknowledge or techniques, in design theory or philosophy, in manufacturingor testing knowledge, techniques or processes in labeling, warning of risksor hazards, instructions for the use of such product, if such advancementsor changes have been made, learned or placed into common use subsequent tothe time the product in issue was designed, formulated, tested,manufactured or sold by the manufacturer; and

      (2)   evidence of any changes made in the designing, planning,formulating, testing, preparing, manufacturing, packaging, warnings,labeling or instructing for use of, or with regard to, the product inissue, or any similar product, which changes were made subsequent to thetime the product in issue was designed, formulated, tested, manufactured orsold by the manufacturer.

      (b)   This section does not require the exclusion of evidence of asubsequent measure if offered to impeach a witness for the manufacturer orseller of a product who has expressly denied the feasibility of such a measure.

      History:   L. 1986, ch. 214, § 1; July 1.