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STATUTE OF LIMITATION DEFINED
Persons
seeking to preserve any potential legal claims for allegedly dangerous and/or
defective products or negligence of another should contact an attorney promptly because all states have
mandatory time periods (called "statutes of limitation") in which
lawsuits must be filed. Otherwise, a person's claims may be forever barred.
In
some states, the statute of limitations period for filing personal injury claims
is only one year from the date of injury.
Different
statutes of limitation govern different types of cases. It is impossible
to list all of the statue of limitations rules that apply in all cases;
however, a general outline is listed below. If you believe that you have a
claim where the statute of limitations may be running, contact my office
immediately to schedule a free consultation because the running of the statute
of limitations dependents upon the facts of an individual case.
OHIO
STATUTE OF LIMITATION NOTICE
The
Statute of Limitations will prevent you from filing a lawsuit or otherwise
pursuing your claim unless a lawsuit is filed within a certain time-frame. Some
of the applicable time-frames are listed below.
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One
(1) year from the date of accident/incident:
Assault and/or Battery Claims; Medical Malpractice
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Two
(2) years from the date of accident/incident:
Personal Injury; Automobile Accidents; Dog Bite; Workers’
Compensation
If
a lawsuit was filed and was dismissed on or before the original Statute of
Limitations date as listed above, the Statute of Limitations will prevent you
from re-filing a lawsuit or otherwise pursuing your claim unless a lawsuit is
re-filed within the same time-frame listed above.
If
a lawsuit was filed and was dismissed after the original Statute of Limitations
date as listed above, the Statute of Limitations will prevent you from re-filing
a lawsuit or otherwise pursuing your claim unless a lawsuit is re-filed within
one (1) year from the date of dismissal.
There
are many factors that may alter or toll the Statute of Limitations that will be
applicable to your specific case and you should immediately contact legal
counsel regarding and the applicable statute of limitations that applies to your
case. For example:
1)
Under some circumstances, statutes of limitation for children are longer than
those for adults.
2)
Special statutes of limitation governing the filing of claims against public
entities may be as short as six months from the date of injury.
3)
Where injury does not manifest itself for many years after an event or exposure
(such as during a period of latency after exposure to harmful chemicals) the
statute of limitations may not run for many, many years.
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