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Plaintiffs in product liability lawsuits must prove the defendant designed, manufactured, sold, or leased the specific product that caused the injury—not merely a similar or equivalent product

Designers, manufacturers, sellers, or lessors of products not identified as actually used, ingested, or encountered by the injured party cannot be held liable

Entities whose designs are copied or used by a manufacturer without express authorization are shielded from liability for injuries caused by the manufacturer's product, even if such unauthorized use was foreseeable

Existing laws regarding mislabeling, fraud, deceptive merchandising, successor entities, distributors, component manufacturers, and licensing agreements remain unaffected