Rote v. Zel Custom Mfg., LLC

JAMES L. GRAHAM, United States District Judge *781This once-complicated tort action now presents one main question: do the provisions of the Ohio Product Liability Act which impose liability on the "manufacturer" of a "product" apply to a foreign sovereign who manufactured ammunition for military use in 1982? The court finds that the ammunition falls outside the definition of a "product" under the OPLA because it was not manufactured for introduction into trade or commerce and was not intended for sale. Thus, the motion for summary judgment of defendant Dirección General de Fabricaciones…