Compex Intern. Co., Ltd. v. Taylor

ROACH, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

This case involves a products liability claim for the alleged breach of an implied warranty of merchantability. The Bell Circuit Court granted a motion to dismiss the implied warranty claim against Appellant, Compex International Company, Ltd., after concluding that the parties lacked privity of contract. That portion of the circuit court’s judgment was reversed by the Court of Appeals, which held that the implied warranty claim was permissible under KRS 355.2-318, a statute in Kentucky’s version of the Uniform Commercial Code (U.C.C.) which extends liability…