Within 12 years an action –

(1) No action for the recovery of damages for personal injury, death, or damage to property based upon or arising out of any alleged defect or any failure in relation to a product shall be brought more than 12 years after the date of initial purchase for use or consumption.

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Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 1-46.1

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • property: shall include all property, both real and personal. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3

(2) Reserved for future codification purposes. (2009-420, s. 2.)