Punitive Damage Caps
Non Economic Damage Caps
Collateral Source Provisions
Statute of Repose

125th General Assembly (2003-04)

SB 80 (Stivers, R-Columbus)

Final Version of SB 80 Final Bill Summary LSC Bill Analysis SB 80 comparison to current law Fact Sheet

HISTORY OF SB 80 - Senate concurred in House amendments, 19 to 11. - House passed Am.Sub. SB 80, 65 to 32. - House amended SB 80 on the floor to strengthen provisions of the bill weakened in the House Judiciary Committee.

House of Representatives Proponent Testimony July 22 – Misc. July 15, 2004 – Product Liability Mark McCarthy, Tucker, Ellis & West, LLP Joseph Gerling, Partner, Lane, Alton & Horst, LLC June 28 – Statute of Repose George Moore, Mosser Construction Jeffery R. Appelbaum, Thompson Hine Jack Pottmeyer, MKC Associates, Inc. June 24 – Contingency Fees/Legal Consumer Bill of Rights Bill Byers, Director of Government Relations, OSMA May 27, 2004 – Non-economic Damages Douglas J. Sibila, President and CEO of Peoples Services May 20, 2004 – Non-economic Damages April 29, 2004 – Punitive Damages Theodore M. Grossman David Crago – Dean of Petit College of Law, Ohio Northern University Donn Kremmel – Assistant General Council, Illinois Tool Works, Inc. March 25, 2004 – Punitive Damages Mark A. Behrens, Shook, Hardy & Bacon Joseph McCaffery, former President and CEO of Toledo Blank, Inc. Douglas J. Sibila, President and CEO of Peoples Services Sponsor Testimony – Sen. Steve Stivers (R-Columbus) Senate Proponent Testimony June 11, 2003 Lawrence Peck – Ohio Parks and Recreation Association June 4, 2003 Bruce Johnson – Director of the Ohio Department of Development May 27, 2003 Frank Ciotola - DaVinci's Ristorante May 21, 2003 Tim Maglione – OSMA May 14, 2003 Jack Pottmeyer – MKC Associates, Inc. Sharon Montgomery Sponsor Testimony – Sen. Steve Stivers (R-Columbus)