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Opponents tell Ohio Judiciary panel HB 126 would gut public-nuisance remedies for governments
Summary
Opponents, including the Ohio Association for Justice and the Ohio Municipal League, told the State Judiciary Committee that House Bill 126 would remove common-law public-nuisance claims and leave municipalities without a viable means to recover abatement or economic losses from product manufacturers.
Dustin Herman, representing the Ohio Association for Justice, and Jonathan McGee of the Ohio Municipal League told the Ohio State Judiciary Committee that House Bill 126 would strip local governments of a key legal remedy for large-scale harms.
Herman said HB 126 ‘‘takes away one of the strongest legal avenues that governments have to hold product manufacturers accountable’’ and argued the bill would eliminate common-law public-nuisance claims that local governments have used to recover abatement and…
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