Oregon law
Product Liability Laws in Oregon.
Oregon product-liability disputes often involve design defects, manufacturing defects, warnings, warranties, and timing questions driven by the state’s product-liability statutes. Many cases require analyzing both tort and warranty theories and the practical effect of Oregon’s statute of repose.
Last verified: 2026-04-17
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Statute of Limitations
Most Oregon personal-injury product claims must be filed within 2 years, but product-liability cases also face special repose rules that can cut off claims later regardless of discovery.
Exceptions
Oregon product-liability law includes a statute of repose that generally bars many claims 10 years after the product was first purchased for use or consumption.
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Fault & Liability Rules
Oregon comparative-fault principles can still affect product-injury allocation questions when user conduct, installers, or other actors are involved.
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Key Oregon Statutes
Oregon’s product-liability statutes define product-liability civil actions and include special timing and scope rules that matter in serious injury cases.
Warranty-based product claims can also run under Oregon’s UCC provisions for the sale of goods, which generally use a 4-year contract-style limitations period.
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