Bugg v. American Stand., Unpublished Decision (5-26-2005)

JOURNAL ENTRY and OPINION

{¶ 1} Plaintiffs-appellants, a group of seven individuals,1 designated by the trial court as "Bevan Group 9," appeal the trial court's decision granting the motion to dismiss of defendants-appellees, 47 individually appellees, 47 individually named insurance entities2 (collectively, the "insurance defendants"). Finding no merit to the appeal, we affirm.

{¶ 2} Bevan Group 9 includes seven individual plaintiffs who originally filed essentially identical personal injury lawsuits against numerous manufacturers, distributors, and premises owners (collectively, the…