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Bill would bar public‑nuisance claims against lawful products and codify recent court precedent
Summary
Sponsors of House Bill 126 told the Judiciary Committee the measure would bar public‑nuisance lawsuits that seek to regulate lawful products and would codify the Ohio Supreme Court’s recent guidance that product liability and malpractice procedures, not nuisance law, govern many mass‑tort claims.
Representatives Matthews and Craig presented sponsor testimony for House Bill 126, which would prohibit public‑nuisance claims that allege lawful product design, manufacture, marketing, distribution or sale unreasonably interferes with a public right. Sponsors said the bill codifies existing law and court precedent and is intended to prevent the use of nuisance claims to pursue policy…
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