HOUSE BILL No. 4048


     January 8, 1997, Introduced by Rep. Callahan and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.


        A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled

   "Revised judicature act of 1961,"

   by amending section 5827 (MCL 600.5827) and by adding section

   5828.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         Sec. 5827.  Except as otherwise expressly provided, the

 2    period of limitations runs from the time the claim accrues.  The

 3    claim accrues at the time provided in sections  5829 to 5838 

 4    5828 TO 5838A, and in cases not covered by these sections the

 5    claim accrues at the time the wrong upon which the claim is based

 6    was done regardless of the time when damage results.

 7         SEC. 5828.  IN A PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCT LIABILITY ACTION,

 8    THE CLAIM ACCRUES AT THE TIME THE INJURED PARTY KNOWS OF THE

 9    INJURY AND KNOWS OF THE CAUSAL CONNECTION BETWEEN THE INJURY AND

10    ITS CAUSE.


   01034'97                                                 GWH