{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-411.340","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 411.340","heading":"When wholesaler, distributor or retailer to be held liable.","body":"In any product liability action, if the manufacturer is identified and subject to the\njurisdiction of the court, a wholesaler, distributor, or retailer who distributes or sells a\nproduct, upon his showing by a preponderance of the evidence that said produc t was sold\nby him in its original manufactured condition or package, or in the same condition such\nproduct was in when received by said wholesaler, distributor or retailer, shall not be liable\nto the plaintiff for damages arising solely from the distributi on or sale of such product,\nunless such wholesaler, distributor or retailer, breached an express warranty or knew or\nshould have known at the time of distribution or sale of such product that the product was\nin a defective condition, unreasonably dangerous to the user or consumer.","path":["KRS Chapter 411"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=17813","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:35Z","sha256":"c2bde08ec555001d60770717060583576fc7eb0decc1932cd04a880c74662b66","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-411.330","next":"us-ky/krs-411.350"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}