Stiner v. Amazon.com, Inc. (Slip Opinion)

Citations

• 162 Ohio St. 3d 128
• 164 N.E.3d 394
• 2020 Ohio 4632

Syllabus

Torts—Products liability—Ohio Products Liability Act, R.C. 2307.71 et seq.—A supplier is a person that, among other things, \otherwise participates in the placing of a product in the stream of commerce\—R.C. 2307.71(A)(15)(a)(i)—A company is not a supplier when its conduct is not of a similar character as the sale, distribution, lease, preparation, blending, packaging, or labeling of a product—A company must exert some control over the product as a prerequisite to supplier liability.