Product Liability Laws in Oklahoma.

Oklahoma caps noneconomic damages at $350,000 in most civil actions. Cap does NOT apply to catastrophic injuries or wrongful death involving (1) substantial or permanent loss of bodily function; (2) permanent disfigurement; or (3) death.

Oklahoma adopted strict liability for product defects following Restatement (Second) Torts § 402A.

Design defect under the consumer-expectations test: product is defective if it fails to perform as safely as an ordinary consumer would expect when used in a reasonably foreseeable manner.

Non-manufacturing seller may be dismissed from product liability action where manufacturer is subject to jurisdiction, not bankrupt, and the seller did not create or contribute to the defect.