{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-8.2a-216","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 8.2A-216","heading":"Third-party beneficiaries of express and implied warranties","body":"Lack of privity between the plaintiff and the defendant shall be no defense in any action brought against the manufacturer or lessor of goods, other than as lessor under a finance lease, to recover damages for breach of warranty, express or implied, or for negligence, although the plaintiff did not lease the goods from the defendant, if the plaintiff was a person whom the manufacturer or lessor might reasonably have expected to use, consume, or be affected by the goods.1991, c. 536.","path":["Title 8.2A. COMMERCIAL CODE — LEASES","Part 2. FORMATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF LEASE CONTRACT"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/8.2A-216/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:54Z","sha256":"356a33c48557beb3eb2b6cdf9b9d7fb204dfd427e2e7b13c02c14ef3a80b9a5c","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-8.2a-215","next":"us-va/va.-code-8.2a-217"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}