Ohio
Truck crash law in Ohio
Five things decide an Ohio truck case. Each page is written from the statute itself, not from a summary of it, and each names the date it was last checked.
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The Ohio deadline for a truck crash claim: two years
Ohio gives you two years from the date of a truck crash to file suit. What the statute says, what stops the clock, and the exceptions that matter.
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Ohio's 50% fault rule, and why 51% ends the claim
Ohio is a modified comparative fault state. At 50% fault you recover, reduced. Above 50% you recover nothing. What R.C. 2315.33 actually says.
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UM/UIM coverage in Ohio is optional — and that changes the claim
Ohio does not require uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage. R.C. 3937.18 lets a policy leave it out, reject it in writing, and set a shorter contractual deadline.
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If the truck crash happened at work: Ohio's BWC system
Ohio is one of four states with a monopolistic workers' comp fund. A work-related truck crash produces two claims that overlap — a BWC claim and a tort claim.
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