Am. Mun. Power, Inc. v. Bechtel Power Corp.

Ohio Supreme Court December 24, 2014

Am. Mun. Power, Inc. v. Bechtel Power Corp., 141 Ohio St. 3d 1419 (Ohio 2014)

21 N.E.3d 1113

Answer, Connor, Donnell, French, Kennedy, Lanzinger, Neill, Pfeifer, Question, Would

Opinion of the Court

Certified Question of State Law, United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, No. 2:11-CV-131. Upon review pursuant to S.Ct-Prac.R. 9.05, the court will answer the following question:

*1420Does reckless conduct by the breaching party, as defined in Anderson v. Massillon, 134

Ohio St. 3d 380 (2012), render a contractual limitation of liability clause unenforceable?

It is ordered by the court that petitioner shall file its merit brief within 40 days of the date of this entry and the parties shall otherwise proceed in accordance with S.CtPrac.R. 16.02-16.04; and S.CtPrac.R. 9.07.

Pfeifer, O’Donnell, Lanzinger, and Kennedy, JJ., concur. O’Connor, C. J., and French and O’Neill, JJ., dissent and would not answer the certified question.

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Status: Published