Third-party beneficiaries of express and implied warranties

Va. Code Ann. § 8.2A-216, under Part 2. Formation and Construction of Lease Contract..

Va. Code Ann. § 8.2A-216

Lack of privity between the plaintiff and the defendant shall be no defense in any action brought against the manufacturer or lessor of goods, other than as lessor under a finance lease, to recover damages for breach of warranty, express or implied, or for negligence, although the plaintiff did not lease the goods from the defendant, if the plaintiff was a person whom the manufacturer or lessor might reasonably have expected to use, consume, or be affected by the goods.