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Jay Rockefeller: And that remains true, regardless of the fact that the applicability section of the conference report, says that the act…

On the recordMarch 21, 1996
And that remains true, regardless of the fact that the applicability section of the conference report, says that the act applies to ``any product liability action brought in any State or Federal Court on any theory for harm caused by a product.'' Is that not right?
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Jay Rockefeller
Democratic · West Virginia

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Discussing the applicability of a product liability act during a congressional debate.

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