accordance with the terms of an approval, license or
similar determination of a government agency; or
(ii) the product was in compliance with a statute of
this Commonwealth or the United States, or a standard,
rule, regulation, order or other action of a government
agency pursuant to statutory authority, where the statute
or standard, rule, regulation, order or other action is
relevant to the event or risk allegedly causing the harm
and the product was in compliance at the time the product
left the control of the manufacturer or seller.
(2) (i) The act or transaction forming the basis of the
claim involves terms of service, contract provisions,
representations or other practices authorized by, or in
compliance with, the rules, regulations, standards or
orders of, or a statute administered by, a government
agency.
(ii) This paragraph shall not apply to a product
that departs from its intended design due to a flaw
created during the manufacturing process, even though the
product manufacturer or seller has complied with all
applicable Federal and State standards or regulations.
(c) Nonapplicability.--This section does not apply if the
claimant establishes that the manufacturer or seller at any time
before the event that allegedly caused the harm:
(1) sold the product or service after the effective date
of an order of a government agency to remove the product or
service from the market to withdraw its approval or to
substantially alter its terms of approval in a manner that
would have avoided the claimant's alleged injury;
(2) intentionally and in violation of applicable
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