180 Day Letter

Ohio Personal Injury Statute of Limitations: 2026 Window, the 1-Year Medmal SOL, and Common Pitfalls

Ohio's general personal-injury statute of limitations is two years under ORC 2305.10. The big trap: medical-malpractice claims have a one-year SOL under ORC 2305.113, one of the shortest in the country, but the 180-day-letter option can extend it. This post covers the one-year medmal window, the political-subdivision SOL under ORC 2744.04, dog-bite strict liability under ORC 955.28, and the 51% comparative-fault bar.