OH HB126

Prohibits public nuisance lawsuits alleging that a product's design, manufacture, marketing, distribution, promotion, advertising, labeling, or sale unreasonably interferes with rights common to the general public

Codifies the Ohio Supreme Court's December 2024 ruling in In re National Prescription Opiate Litigation; Trumbull County v. Purdue Pharma (2024-Ohio-5744), which found such claims were already abrogated under existing product liability law

Expands the definition of "product liability claim" to explicitly include public nuisance claims related to products, bringing them under Ohio's statutory product liability framework (Sections 2307.71 to 2307.801)

Makes municipal nuisance abatement powers under Section 715.44 subject to the new restrictions on product-related public nuisance actions

Preserves existing environmental contamination claims, allowing recovery for pollution-related injuries, cleanup costs, and injunctive relief separately from product liability claims