Ohio Rev. Code § 2307.77 : — COURTS - COMMON PLEASCIVIL ACTIONS — Product conforming to representation made by manufacturer TEXT PDF A product is defective if it did not conform, when it left the control of its manufacturer, to a representation made by that manufacturer. A product may be defective because it did not conform to a representation even though its manufacturer did not act fraudulently, recklessly, or negligently in making the representation. R.C. §2307.77 Effective Date: 1/5/1988 .