Richard Baker, Jr. And Charlene S. Baker v. Goldblatt

BOGGS, Circuit Judge.

Richard and Charlene Baker filed this product liability suit against appellant Goldblatt, a wholly owned subsidiary of AXIA, Inc., for personal injuries resulting from the collapse of an elevated stilt manufactured by Goldblatt. On March 29, 1991, the jury returned a verdict for the Bakers in the amount of $278,356.37. The verdict was composed of $78,356.37 in past damages and $175,000 in future damages to Mr. Baker, and $25,000 to Mrs. Baker for loss of consortium. Under its interpretation of Ohio Revised Code § 2317.45, the district court declined to reduce the verdict…