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Former legislator warns corporate-immunity language could shield officers from common-law liability
Summary
Dennis Murray of the Ohio Association for Justice opposed Senate Bill 146, telling the Senate Judiciary Committee that broadly codified immunity for officers, directors and employees could eliminate personal liability for torts and regulatory violations; he cited the Greer case and Superfund enforcement as reasons to preserve common-law remedies.
Dennis Murray, testifying for the Ohio Association for Justice, urged the committee to oppose Senate Bill 146 as currently drafted, arguing the bill would inadvertently provide sweeping immunity to corporate officers, directors and employees and remove personal liability for common-law torts and some regulatory violations.
"The way they've drafted this particular bill, it turns all that on its head,"…
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