Section 687: To be in discharge of liability

Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 685, the producer discharge shall not be liable if he or she proves any of the following facts:

(a) He or she has not produced, sold or distributed the defective product,

(b) The goods or service that he or she produced, imported, sold or distributed was not defective at the time of production, import, sale or distribution, or it became defective after the sale or distribution,

(c) The goods or service that he or she produced has not been marketed, sold or distributed,

(d) The injury has been caused due to the consumer’s failure to comply with the directions to be complied with while consuming the produced goods or service,

(e) The injury has been caused because the consumer has not properly consumed the product or has consumed it otherwise,

(f) One had no scientific or technical knowledge at the time of production or distribution of the goods or service that such goods or service was defective,

(g) Information was given at the time of sale of the product, from which the injury has been caused, that it might cause injury if not consumed properly,

(h) The goods or services have been consumed despite knowing or having a reasonable reason to know that they might cause loss or damage.