Eastwood v. Horse Harbor Foundation, Inc., 241 P.3d 1256 (2010)

Citation: Eastwood v. Horse Harbor Foundation, Inc., 241 P.3d 1256 (2010)
Parent Document: Eastwood v. Horse Harbor Foundation, Inc., 241 P.3d 1256 (2010)
Jurisdiction: Washington (state)
Effective Date: 2010-11-04
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2372386/eastwood-v-horse-harbor-foundation-inc/ ↗

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RCW 4.56.250(1)(a). Relevantly, Washington's product liability act (WPLA), chapter 7.72 RCW, defines "`Harm'" to "include[] any damage recognized by courts of this state: PROVIDED, That the term `harm' does not include direct or consequential economic loss under Title 62A RCW." RCW 7.72.010(6) (emphasis added). Searching judicial opinions for the meaning of economic loss will support the conclusion that all monetary damages are economic.[1] Unfortunately, *1272 the imprecise use of the term "economic loss rule" by this court led many to erroneously conclude that it was a rule of general application that precluded recovery in tort of virtually any harm that could be measured in dollars if a business relationship also existed between the parties. III

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