The bill amends sections 715.44, 2307.71, and 2307.72 of the Revised Code and enacts a new section, 2307.801, to prohibit public nuisance actions related to product liability claims. Specifically, it states that no person may bring a public nuisance claim alleging that the design, manufacture, supply, marketing, distribution, promotion, advertising, labeling, or sale of a product unreasonably interferes with a right common to the general public. This provision is intended to codify the Ohio Supreme Court's ruling in the case of In re National Prescription Opiate Litigation, which addressed the abrogation of public nuisance claims at common law.

Additionally, the bill makes several deletions and insertions in the existing law, including the replacement of references to sections 2307.80 with 2307.801, and the removal of language that previously allowed for public nuisance claims in the context of product liability. The amendments clarify the definitions and scope of product liability claims while ensuring that public nuisance claims are not permissible under the revised legal framework. Existing sections 715.44, 2307.71, and 2307.72 are repealed, further solidifying the changes made by this legislation.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 715.44, 2307.71
As Reported By House Committee: 715.44, 2307.71, 2307.72
As Passed By House: 715.44, 2307.71, 2307.72