A disclaimer has little if any effect on a manufacturer’s liability under the LPLA.  Instead, the warning(s) contained on the product are evaluated to see if the product possessed a characteristic that may cause damage and the manufacturer failed to use reasonable care to provide an adequate warning of such characteristic and its danger to users and handlers of the product.

The age of the product is immaterial unless the product was manufactured before the introduction of the LPLA (e.g. asbestos).  If the product was manufactured before the adoption of the LPLA in 1998, then the law at the time of manufacture governs.

The damages available are the same for any injury caused by another person.  The damages that are available are general damages and special damages.  General damages are for those damages not easily susceptible to computation such as mental and physical pain and suffering, loss of the enjoyment of life and disfigurement.  Special damages are susceptible to computation such as past and future medical bills, wages and funeral expenses.

A product manufacturer can only be liable for injury if it is shown to have manufactured an unreasonably dangerous product because it was made incorrectly, designed incorrectly, does not have a sufficient warning and/or violates an express warranty of the manufacturer.

It is highly recommended you seek legal counsel if you believe you have been injured by a product because there are strict time limitations to bring a claim under the LPLA.  The time limit can be as little as one year from the date of the injury.