New Jersey Statutes

N.J. Stat. § 2A:58C-2 (2026)

Liability of manufacturer or seller in product liability action

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A manufacturer or seller of a product shall be liable in a product liability action only if the claimant proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the product causing the harm was not reasonably fit, suitable or safe for its intended purpose because it: a. deviated from the design specifications, formulae, or performance standards of the manufacturer or from otherwise identical units manufactured to the same manufacturing specifications or formulae, or b. failed to contain adequate warnings or instructions, or c. was designed in a defective manner.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 140 cases (63 in the last 5 years), 1988–2026 · leading case: Fid. & Guar. Ins. Underwriters, Inc. v. Omega Flex, Inc., 936 F. Supp. 2d 441 (D.N.J. 2013).

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Fid. & Guar. Ins. Underwriters, Inc. v. Omega Flex, Inc., 936 F. Supp. 2d 441 (D.N.J. 2013). · cites it 12× “” N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2A:58C-2. As defined by the PLA, a manufacturer is “any person who designs, formulates, produces, creates, makes, packages, labels or constructs any product or component of aproduct[.”

Indian Brand Farms, Inc. v. Novartis Crop Prot. Inc., 617 F.3d 207 (3rd Cir. 2010). · cites it 6× “, liability is imposed for inadequate warnings "when the foreseeable risks of harm posed by the product could have been reduced or avoided by the provision of reasonable...”

Worrell v. Elliott & Frantz, 799 F. Supp. 2d 343 (D.N.J. 2011). · cites it 6× “N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2A:58C-2. Therefore, a plaintiff may assert a strict liability cause of action against a product manufacturer based on an unsafe design defect, manufacturing defect, or failure to warn theory of liability.”

Kallman v. Aronchick, 981 F. Supp. 2d 372 (E.D. Pa. 2013). · cites it 6× “See N.J.S.A. § 2A:58C-2. “[T]he PLA no longer recognizes negligence or breach of warranty (with the exception of an express warranty) as a viable separate claim for harm[,] [including personal injury,] caused by a defective product or an inadequate warning.”

Ebenhoech v. Koppers Indus., Inc., 239 F. Supp. 2d 455 (D.N.J. 2002). · cites it 4× “” N.J.S.A. 2A:58C-2. The Act defines “manufacturer” to include “any person who designs, formulates, produces, *473 creates, makes, packages, labels, or constructs any product or component of a product,” and defines “product seller” to include “any person who, in the course of a…”

Sun Chem. Corp v. Fike Corp, 981 F.3d 231 (3rd Cir. 2020). · cites it 3× “” N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2A:58C-2. Further, consistent with the common-law economic loss rule barring recovery for economic losses in a tort action, damages under the PLA are limited to purely non-economic losses.”

Clements v. Sanofi-Aventis, U.S., Inc., 111 F. Supp. 3d 586 (D.N.J. 2015). · cites it 3× “ANALYSIS Sanofi argues that Clements’s claims are either subsumed under the New Jersey Products Liability Act (“PLA”), N.J.S.A. § 2A:58C-2, or preempted in their entirety by the MDA, as interpreted by the Supreme Court in Riegel, 552 U.”

Francis E. Parker Mem'l Home, Inc. v. Georgia-Pac. LLC, 945 F. Supp. 2d 543 (D.N.J. 2013). · cites it 2× “NJ.S.A. § 2A:58C-2 (Liability of manufacturer or seller in product liability action) provides: A manufacturer or seller of a product shall be liable in a product liability action only, if the claimant proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the product causing the harm…”

Travelers Indem. Co. v. Dammann & Co., Inc., 594 F.3d 238 (3rd Cir. 2010). “]” N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2A:58C-2. 5 The statute defines “harm,” in pertinent part, as “physical damage to property, other than to the product itself[.”

Willner v. Vertical Reality, Inc., 192 A.3d 1011 (N.J. 2018). “**78 Strict products liability claims are governed by N.J.S.A. 2A:58C-2, which provides that [a] manufacturer .”

Reiff v. Convergent Tech., 957 F. Supp. 573 (D.N.J. 1997). · cites it 4× “See New Jersey Products Liability Act, N.J.S.A. § 2A:58C-2. ANSI-HFS 100, like defendants’ internal company specifications, does not dictate health and safety standards below which products are deemed somehow unfit or unsafe.”

Naporano Iron & Metal Co. v. Am. Crane Corp., 79 F. Supp. 2d 494 (D.N.J. 2000). · cites it 2× “Accordingly, in asserting this claim, Naporano does not specify whether its claim is premised upon strict liability or negligence. The PLA provides that a manufacturer or product seller shall be liable upon proper proof “that the product causing the harm was not reasonably fit,…”

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— N.J. Stat. § 2A:58C-2(a) — 4 cases

Brief v. Helen of Troy Ltd. (D.N.J. 2023).

Sofya Reznik Vs. Am. Honda Motor Co., Inc. (l-4023-12, Passaic Cnty. & Statewide) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2020).

Chung v. Igloo Prods. Corp. (E.D.N.Y 2022).

Alison Beavan v. Allergan U.S.A., Inc. (N.J. 2026).

— N.J. Stat. § 2A:58C-2(b) — 5 cases

R.F. v. Abbott Labs., 745 A.2d 1174 (N.J. 2000).

Martinez v. Safariland, LLC (D.N.J. 2022).

Elizabeth Hrymoc Vs. Ethicon, Inc. Mary Mcginnis Vs. C.R. Bard, Inc. (l-13696-14 & L-17543-14, Bergen Cnty. & Statewide) (Consol.) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2021).

— N.J. Stat. § 2A:58C-2(c) — 13 cases

Griesenbeck v. Am. Tobacco Co., 897 F. Supp. 815 (D.N.J. 1995).

Lee Goldberg Vs. BMW of North Am., Llc(l-9481-14, Bergen Cnty. & Statewide) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2017).

Carl Lawson Vs. K2 Sports Usa(l-4440-08, Monmouth Cnty. & Statewide) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2017).

Stephen Schweiger Vs. Stand. Tile Supply, Co. (dc-013173-17, Passaic Cnty. & Statewide) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2019).

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