Ohio Medical Products, Inc. v. Suber

OPINION

PAUL PRESSLER, Justice.

The jury awarded plaintiffs in excess of $6,000,000 in a products liability action. Christy Súber suffered permanent brain damage from an overdose of anesthesia during a minor surgical procedure. She and her husband sued the anesthesiologist, the hospital and others for negligence and medical malpractice. They sued appellants, Ohio Medical Products, Inc., Aireo, Inc., The BOC Group, Inc., and Ohmeda (hereafter “Ohmeda”), the manufacturers, sellers and servicers of the anesthesia gas machine, alleging a defective product, negligent design and negligent failure to…