Ohio § 2307.72

§ 2307.72.

(A) Any recovery of compensatory damages based on a product liability claim is subject

to sections 2307.71 to 2307.79 of the Revised Code . (B) Any recovery of punitive or exemplary damages in connection with a product liability

claim is subject to sections 2307.71 to 2307.80 of the Revised Code . (C) Any recovery of compensatory damages for economic loss based on a claim that is asserted

in a civil action, other than a product liability claim, is not subject to sections 2307.71 to 2307.79 of the Revised Code , but may occur under the common law of this state or other applicable sections of

the Revised Code. (D)(1) Sections 2307.71 to 2307.80 of the Revised Code do not supersede, modify, or otherwise affect any statute, regulation, or rule of

this state or of the United States, or the common law of this state or of the United

States, that relates to liability in compensatory damages or punitive or exemplary

damages for injury, death, or loss to person or property, or to relief in the form

of the abatement of a nuisance, civil penalties, cleanup costs, cost recovery, an

injunction or temporary restraining order, or restitution, that arises, in whole or

in part, from contamination or pollution of the environment or a threat of contamination

or pollution of the environment, including contamination or pollution or a threat

of contamination or pollution from hazardous or toxic substances. (2) Consistent with the Rules of Civil Procedure, in the same civil action against the

same defendant or different defendants, a claimant may assert both of the following: (a) A product liability claim, including a claim for the recovery of punitive or exemplary

damages in connection with a product liability claim; (b) A claim for the recovery of compensatory damages or punitive or exemplary damages

for injury, death, or loss to person or property, or for relief in the form of the

abatement of a nuisance, civil penalties, cleanup costs, cost recovery, an injunction

or temporary restraining order, or restitution, that arises, in whole or in part,

from contamination or pollution of the environment or a threat of contamination or

pollution of the environment, including contamination or pollution or a threat of

contamination or pollution from hazardous or toxic substances.