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A 'Defective Product' is one that causes some injury or damage to a consumer as a result of some flaw or weakness in labeling of the product, the way the product was used, or the product itself. Liability for injuries caused by a Defective Product lies in the hands of the manufacturer of the product that caused the injury, as well as those involved in the chain of commerce.

Persons injured by a 'Defective Product' are allowed some form of recovery in every state. 'Product liability' claims are cases dealing with damage due to a Defective Product that includes everything from obvious (a car sold without operational brakes, or a mislabeled product that causes injury) to less obvious (injury from exposure to tobacco, or harmful side effects from an improperly tested drug) incidents.

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  • C.A. Upholds Summary Judgment in Motorcyle Crash Case (Metropolitan News-Enterprise)
    Hearsay evidence in a declaration by the plaintiffs’ attorney was insufficient to create a triable issue as to whether the defendants in a products liability case manufactured or distributed the allegedly defective product, the Fourth District Court of Appeal ruled.
  • Court upholds damages caps in product lawsuits (Philly.com)
    CINCINNATI - The Ohio Supreme Court upheld a state law yesterday that limits how much a person injured by a defective product can collect in pain-and-suffering damages, reversing its stance on a closely watched issue.
  • Court upholds damages caps in product lawsuits (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
    CINCINNATI - The Ohio Supreme Court upheld a state law yesterday that limits how much a person injured by a defective product can collect in pain-and-suffering damages, reversing its stance on a closely watched issue.
  • Ohio justices uphold pain-and-suffering law (Denver Post)
    The Ohio Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a state law that limits how much a person injured by a defective product can collect in pain-and-suffering damages, reversing its stance on a closely watched issue.
  • Court backs limit on damages (The Cincinnati Post)
    The Ohio Supreme Court upheld a state law Thursday that limits how much a person injured by a defective product can collect in pain-and-suffering damages, reversing its stance on a closely watched issue.
  • Ohio court backs law limiting damages (The State)
    CINCINNATI — The Ohio Supreme Court upheld a state law Thursday that limits how much a person injured by a defective product can collect in pain-and-suffering damages, reversing its stance on a closely watched issue. Attorneys representing injured people and companies that support the concept of caps have followed the lawsuit filed by Melisa Arbino, a Cincinnati property manager, over the ...
  • Ohio Supreme Court: Law Limiting Damages for Pain and Suffering Is Constitutional (Law.com)
    In a 5-2 ruling, the Ohio Supreme Court upheld a state law Thursday that limits how much a person injured by a defective product can collect in pain-and-suffering damages, reversing its stance on an issue that has drawn national attention from attorneys and business groups. The case involves a lawsuit by a Cincinnati woman who claims that Johnson & Johnson's Ortho Evra Birth Control Patch caused ...
  • Supreme Court Holds Pain-And-Suffering Laws Constitutional (WCMH Columbus)
    State laws that limit how much a person injured by a defective product can collect in pain-and-suffering damages were upheld Thursday.
  • Pain-and-suffering laws upheld (Coshocton Tribune)
    COLUMBUS (AP) — State laws that limit how much a person injured by a defective product can collect in pain-and-suffering damages were upheld today by the Ohio Supreme Court, a reversal of its last ruling on the issue eight years ago.
  • Lawsuit limits upheld (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
    The Ohio Supreme Court today upheld a state law that limits how much a person injured by a defective product can collect in pain-and-suffering damages. The case involved a Cincinnati woman who developed blood clots.
  • Ohio Supreme Court Holds Pain-and-Suffering Law Constitutional (WSAZ NewsChannel 3 West Virginia)
    The Ohio Supreme Court has upheld a state law limiting damages for pain and suffering when a person is injured by a defective product.
  • Ohio Supreme Court holds pain-and-suffering law constitutional (Port Clinton News Herald)
    COLUMBUS — A state law that limits how much a person injured by a defective product can collect in pain-and-suffering damages was upheld today by the Ohio Supreme Court, a reversal of its last ruling on the issue eight years ago.
  • Ohio Supreme Court holds pain-and-suffering laws constitutional (phillyburbs.com)
    COLUMBUS, Ohio - State laws that limit how much a person injured by a defective product can collect in pain-and-suffering damages were upheld Thursday by the Ohio Supreme Court, a reversal of its last ruling on the issue eight years ago.
  • Ohio Supreme Court upholds damages law (The Charlotte Observer)
    The Ohio Supreme Court upheld a state law Thursday that limits how much a person injured by a defective product can collect in pain-and-suffering damages, reversing its stance on a closely watched issue. Attorneys representing injured people and companies that support the concept of caps have followed the lawsuit filed by Melisa Arbino, a Cincinnati property manager, over the Ortho Evra Birth ...
  • Ohio Supreme Court holds pain-and-suffering law constitutional (phillyburbs.com)
    COLUMBUS, Ohio - A state law that limits how much a person injured by a defective product can collect in pain-and-suffering damages was upheld Thursday by the Ohio Supreme Court, a reversal of its last ruling on the issue eight years ago.
  • Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Damages Law (San Francisco Chronicle)
    The Ohio Supreme Court upheld a state law Thursday that limits how much a person injured by a defective product can collect in pain-and-suffering damages, reversing its stance on a closely watched issue. Attorneys representing injured people and...
  • Ohio Supreme Court upholds damages law (AP via Yahoo! News)
    The Ohio Supreme Court upheld a state law Thursday that limits how much a person injured by a defective product can collect in pain-and-suffering damages, reversing its stance on a closely watched issue.
  • Arutz 7 TV (Israel National News)
    (IsraelNN.com) MK Avshalom Vilan (Meretz) has proposed a law that would regulate store policy regarding returned merchandise. According to Vilan’s proposal, customers would be allowed to return a defective product within 30 days for a full refund.
  • Insurers pay you; who pays insurers? (Houston Chronicle)
    When you sue over a car crash or defective product, you are usually suing for two — you and your insurance company. Though lawyers know insurance companies track such lawsuits in order to recoup the money they've paid you, few who sue and probably few who serve on juries realize this. The term for this attempt at recovery is "subrogation."
  • Area dealer sold tires from importer that might be associated with a defective product from China (Akron Beacon Journal)
    Tires that might be associated with a defective product ordered to be recalled could be on vehicles in Northeast Ohio. In a call to six Akron-area tire dealers, only one said it had ever sold tires under the brand names associated with the defective tires -- Westlake, Compass, Telluride and YKS. However, the New Jersey tire distributor, Foreign Tire Sales, has said other importers might have sold ...

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