Senate Bill 38 Challenges Judicial Control Over Food Injury Claims

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In response to a controversial Ohio Supreme Court ruling, State Senator Bill DeMora (D-Columbus) has introduced Senate Bill 38, which aims to put juries – as opposed to judges – in charge of determining liability when a consumer is injured by negligently prepared food. The bill stems from the Supreme Court’s ruling against Michael Berkheimer, who suffered life-threatening injuries after swallowing a large chicken bone in what was labeled as “boneless” wings at a Southwest Ohio restaurant….
By: Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP
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