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Product Liability Laws in Utah.
Utah applies strict product liability for design, manufacturing, and warning defects. Utah adopted Restatement (Second) Torts § 402A in Hahn v. Armco Steel Co. (601 P.2d 152 (Utah 1979)). Plaintiffs may recover under strict liability, negligence, or breach of warranty. Utah has no specific statute of repose for products (though a 6-year statute of repose applies to improvements to real property). Compensatory damages are not capped. Utah's modified comparative fault applies.
Last verified: 2026-04-17
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Statute of Limitations
2-year SOL for personal-injury product liability; 4-year for property damage. No specific statute of repose for product liability.
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Damage Caps
Utah does not cap compensatory damages in general product-liability cases.
Punitive damages available for conduct showing malice, willfulness, or reckless indifference.
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Key Utah Statutes
Utah adopted strict liability for product defects.
Utah applies the risk-utility analysis for design-defect claims.
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