Distributors may be better protected from strict liability actions if a Supreme Court case in Ohio is overturned.
The National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors is one of nine organizations that filed a friend of the court” brief in the Supreme Court of Ohio in a case focused on the retroactive application of the doctrine of strict liability in product liability actions brought against non-manufacturer product sellers, including wholesalers, distributors and retailers.
Strict liability is based on the condition of a manufacturer’s product rather than the conduct of the defendant.
According to NAW President Dirk Van Dongen, the association views DiCenzo as a “major, even seminal case that carries with it profound legal and economic ramifications for …
