Idaho Defective Product Attorneys

Statute of Limitations

2 years

2 years from injury (I.C. § 5-219); discovery rule applies to latent defects.

Statute of Repose

10 years

10-year "useful life" rebuttable presumption (I.C. § 6-1403); products older than 10 years presumed beyond useful life.

Strict Liability Standard

Product Liability

Idaho Product Liability Reform Act (I.C. § 6-1401 et seq.) — codifies § 402A with risk-utility and consumer-expectation analyses.

Comparative Fault Rule

50%

Modified comparative fault, 50% bar (I.C. § 6-801) — recovery barred if plaintiff’s fault is 50% or greater.

Products Liability Statute

Product Liability

Idaho Product Liability Reform Act, I.C. § 6-1401 to -1409 — strict liability, useful-life presumption, seller protections.

Typical attorney fee

33%

33%–40% contingency — no fee unless you win

Idaho enacted the Idaho Product Liability Reform Act (I.C. § 6-1401 to -1409) in 1980. The Act adopts strict liability under § 402A but imposes a "useful life" rebuttable presumption — products older than 10 years are presumed beyond their useful life (I.C. § 6-1403). Idaho is a modified comparative fault state with a 50% bar under I.C. § 6-801. The 2-year statute of limitations under I.C. § 5-219 runs from injury. The Act also includes a 10-year statute of repose for non-warranty claims (I.C. § 6-1303). Idaho’s ag and manufacturing sectors generate frequent product-defect cases.