,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bgdf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ai1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,farenthold introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in    
addition to the ,committee on ,energy   
and ,commerce1 for a period to be       
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to prevent undue disruption 
of interstate commerce by limiting civil
 actions brought against persons whose  
only role with regard to a product in   
the stream of commerce is as a lawful   
seller of the product4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the         
,innocent ,sellers ,fairness ,act4  #b4 
,findings ,congress finds that--  7#a7  
an innocent seller should not be held   
responsible under the doctrine of       
product liability for damages that the  
seller did not cause2  7#b7 as a result 

of product liability1 sellers are often 
brought into litigation despite the fact
 that they had no control or input in   
the design1 production1 or any other    
aspect of an allegedly defective        
product1 and may therefore face         
increased costs due to the possibility  
or result of disproportionate damage    
awards2  7#c7 due to high liability     
costs and unwarranted litigation costs1 
sellers face higher costs in purchasing 
insurance through interstate insurance  
markets to cover their activities2  7#d7
 liability reform for sellers will      
promote the free flow of goods and      
services1 lessen burdens on interstate  
commerce1 decrease litigiousness1 and   
lower prices to consumers2 and  7#e7    
legislation to address these concerns is
 an appropriate exercise of the powers  
of ,congress under clauses #c1 #i1 and  
#ah of section #h of article ,i of the  
,constitution of the ,united ,states1   
and the #adth ,amendment to the         
,constitution of the ,united ,states4   

#c4 ,limitation on liability of product 
sellers  7a7 ,in general ,no seller of  
any product shall be liable for personal
 injury1 monetary loss1 or damage to    
property arising out of an accident or  
transaction involving such product1     
unless the claimant proves one or more  
of the following activities by the      
seller3  7#a7 ,the seller was the       
manufacturer of the product4  7#b7 ,the 
seller participated in the design of the
 product4  7#c7 ,the seller participated
 in the installation of the product4    
7#d7 ,the seller altered1 modified1 or  
expressly warranted the product in a    
manner not authorized by the            
manufacturer4  7#e7 ,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 claimant4  7#f7 ,the 
seller had actual knowledge of the      
defect in the product at the time the   

seller supplied the product4  7#g7 ,the 
seller intentionally altered or modified
 a product warranty1 warning or         
instruction from the manufacturer in a  
way not authorized by the manufacturer4 
7#h7 ,the seller knowingly made a false 
representation about an aspect of the   
product not authorized by the           
manufacturer4  7b7 ,liability of seller 
in cases of negligence ,if the claimant 
proves one or more of the activities    
described in subsection 7a7 and such    
activity was negligent1 the seller's    
liability is limited to the personal    
injury1 monetary loss1 or damage to     
property1 directly caused by such       
activity4  7c7 ,definitions ,in this    
,act3  7#a7 ,manufacturer ,the term     
manufacturer means a person who is      
lawfully engaged in the business of     
manufacturing a product in interstate or
 foreign commerce during such person's  
regular course of trade or business4    
7#b7 ,person ,the term person means any 
individual1 corporation1 company1       

association1 firm1 partnership1 society1
 joint stock company1 or any other      
entity1 including any governmental      
entity4  7#c7 ,seller ,the term seller  
means a person who is lawfully engaged  
in the business of marketing1           
distributing1 advertising1 or selling a 
product in interstate or foreign        
commerce during such person's regular   
course of trade or business4  7d7       
,effective date ,this ,act applies to   
any civil action involving a product    
that was sold to the claimant on or     
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act4