Effective: March 27, 2013
Latest Legislation: House Bill 380 - 129th General Assembly
As used in this section and sections 2307.952 to 2307.954 of the Revised Code:
(A) "Asbestos," "asbestos claim," and "tort action" have the same meanings as in section 2307.91 of the Revised Code.
(B) "Asbestos tort action" means a tort action based on an asbestos claim.
(C) Except as otherwise provided in division (E) of section 2307.954 of the Revised Code, "asbestos trust" means and encompasses all trust entities, claims agents, or claims processing facilities that are created pursuant to the jurisdiction of a United States bankruptcy court and section 524(g) of Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. 524(g), or other applicable provision of law, that are formed for the purpose of compensating claimants asserting eligible asbestos claims, and that are in existence on the date initially set for trial in the asbestos tort action.
(D) "Asbestos trust claim" means any claim for compensation by an exposed person or the exposed person's representative against any asbestos trust.
(E) "Cancer" means a malignant condition.
(F) "Claimant" means any person asserting an asbestos claim or asbestos trust claim. "Claimant" includes a plaintiff, counterclaimant, cross-claimant, or third-party plaintiff.
(G) "Exposed person" means any person whose exposure to asbestos or to asbestos-containing products is the basis for an asbestos claim.
(H) "Noncancer" means a nonmalignant condition.
(I) "Proof of claim" means any form of documentation that a potential claimant against an asbestos trust submits or provides to the asbestos trust that attests to or asserts the existence of any liquidated or unliquidated asbestos claim that the claimant may have against the asbestos trust or its predecessors under any theory of law.
(J) "Trust claims material" means documents constituting an asbestos trust claim, including, but not limited to, claim forms, proofs of claim, and informational material required by an asbestos trust to be submitted by a claimant in order to have the claim evaluated by the asbestos trust and relied upon by the asbestos trust in making its compensation determination.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 23 | Courts-Common Pleas
Section 2307.01 | Action Defined.
Section 2307.011 | Civil Action Definitions.
Section 2307.06 | Suit on Bond.
Section 2307.07 | Copy of Bond.
Section 2307.09 | Married Woman May Sue and Be Sued.
Section 2307.10 | Wife's Right to Defend.
Section 2307.12 | Next Friend Liable for Costs.
Section 2307.14 | Compensation and Replacement of Guardian Ad Litem or Trustee.
Section 2307.15 | Determination of Insanity of a Party.
Section 2307.16 | Partnership May Sue or Be Sued by Its Name.
Section 2307.17 | Person Claiming Property Interest May Be Made a Party.
Section 2307.18 | Officer Acting Under Process May Interplead.
Section 2307.22 | Joint and Several Tort Liability.
Section 2307.23 | Determining Percentage of Tortious Conduct Attributable to Party in Tort Action.
Section 2307.24 | Joint and Several Liability That Is Not Based in Tort.
Section 2307.25 | Right of Contribution.
Section 2307.26 | Enforcing Contribution One or More Tortfeasors.
Section 2307.27 | Satisfying Judgment - Apportioning Liability.
Section 2307.28 | Release or a Covenant Not to Sue or Not to Enforce Judgment.
Section 2307.29 | Contribution Rights Relation to Other Statutes.
Section 2307.30 | Separate Composition of Joint Debtor With Creditor.
Section 2307.381 | Long-Arm Statute Definitions.
Section 2307.382 | Personal Jurisdiction.
Section 2307.385 | Jurisdiction.
Section 2307.39 | Agreements to Be Bound by Ohio Law.
Section 2307.40 | Members and Officers of the General Assembly Privileged From Answering.
Section 2307.41 | Venue for Aircraft Negligence.
Section 2307.44 | Hazing Civil Liability.
Section 2307.45 | Reciprocity in Enforcing Tax Statutes.
Section 2307.46 | Request for Confidentiality by Woman Bringing Civil Action Based on Abortion.
Section 2307.51 | Civil Action for Damages Related to Crime of Trafficking in Persons.
Section 2307.53 | Civil Action for Damages for Dismemberment Abortion or Partial Birth Feticide.
Section 2307.54 | Civil Action for Abortion After 20 Weeks.
Section 2307.60 | Civil Action for Damages for Criminal Act.
Section 2307.601 | No Duty to Retreat in Residence or Vehicle.
Section 2307.61 | Civil Action for Willful Damage or Theft.
Section 2307.611 | Damages in Actions for Identity Fraud.
Section 2307.62 | Civil Action for Damages by Cable Television Owner or Operator.
Section 2307.64 | Regulating Electronic Mail Advertisements.
Section 2307.65 | Civil Action to Recover Benefits Improperly Paid.
Section 2307.66 | Civil Action for Dissemination of Images.
Section 2307.67 | Civil Action - Critical Infrastructure Facility.
Section 2307.70 | Civil Action for Damages for Vandalism, Desecration or Ethnic Intimidation.
Section 2307.71 | Product Liability Definitions.
Section 2307.711 | Assumption of Risk as Affirmative Defense to Product Liability Claim.
Section 2307.72 | Civil Action for Product Liability Claim.
Section 2307.73 | Liability of Manufacturer - Enterprise Liability Rejected.
Section 2307.74 | Product Defective in Manufacture or Construction.
Section 2307.75 | Product Defective in Design or Formulation.
Section 2307.76 | Product Defective Due to Inadequate Warning or Instruction.
Section 2307.77 | Product Conforming to Representation Made by Manufacturer.
Section 2307.78 | Liability of Supplier.
Section 2307.79 | Compensatory Damages for Economic Loss From Manufacturer or Supplier.
Section 2307.80 | Punitive or Exemplary Damages From Manufacturer or Supplier.
Section 2307.81 | Dissemination of False Information About the Safety of Ohio's Food Supply.
Section 2307.84 | Silicosis or Mixed Dust Disease Claims - Definitions.
Section 2307.89 | Silicosis or Mixed Dust Disease Claim Against Premises Owner.
Section 2307.902 | Silicosis or Mixed Dust Disease Claim - Piercing the Corporate Veil.
Section 2307.91 | Asbestos Claims - Definitions.
Section 2307.941 | Asbestos Claim Against Premises Owner.
Section 2307.95 | Asbestos Claim - Operation of Other Laws Unaffected.
Section 2307.951 | Definitions for Rc Sections 2307.952 to 2307.954.
Section 2307.952 | Disclosures Pertaining to Asbestos Trust Claims.
Section 2307.953 | Motion to Stay Proceedings in Asbestos Tort Action.
Section 2307.954 | Disclosure of Noncancer Asbestos Trust Claims and Cancer Asbestos Trust Claims.
Section 2307.96 | Asbestos Claim - Multiple Defendants - Substantial Factor Test.
Section 2307.97 | Cumulative Successor Asbestos-Related Liabilities of Corporation.
Section 2307.98 | Asbestos Claim - Piercing the Corporate Veil.