Statute of Limitations
- 1 year. (Ohio Rev. Code Ann. §2305.10 – Bodily injury or injury to personal property)
- Medical malpractice – 1 year with Discovery Rule, but if within one year limitation period, claimant gives written notice to defendant, action can be brought anytime within 180 days after notice. Foreign object cases have a SOL of 1 year from discovery. Minors have 4 years from date of malpractice. (Ohio Rev. Code Ann. §2305.113(A))
Damages Cap
- Noneconomic damages are limited to the greater $250,000 or three times economic damages, subject to a maximum of $350,000 per plaintiff and maximum of $500,000 per occurrence. If the plaintiff suffered permanent and substantial physical deformity, loss of use of a limb, loss of a bodily organ system, or permanent physical injury that prevents self-care, then the maximum increases to $500,000 per plaintiff and $1 million per occurrence. (Ohio Rev. Code Ann. §2323.43)
Statute of Limitations
- 2 years. (Ohio Rev. Code Ann. §2125.02(D))
Damages Cap
- None. (Ohio Rev. Code Ann. §2323.43)
- Adult Protective Services – (Ohio Rev. Code Ann. Title LI Public Welfare, §§5101.60-72)
- Abuse, Neglect, or Misappropriation of Residents’ Property at Long-Term Care Facility – (Ohio Rev. Code Ann. Title XXXVII, Health-Safety-Morals, §3721.21-26)
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Jonathan Rosenfeld is a lawyer who represents people injured in nursing homes and long-term care facilities. Jonathan has represented victims of nursing home abuse and neglect throughout Illinois and across the country. Jonathan’s reputation as an aggressive advocate for the…
