Ohio Code § 2307.88
Ohio Code § 2307.88. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 2307.88.
(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Revised Code, with respect to any silicosis
claim or mixed dust disease claim based upon a nonmalignant condition that is not
barred as of the effective date of this section, the period of limitations shall not
begin to run until the exposed person discovers, or through the exercise of reasonable
diligence should have discovered, that the person has a physical impairment due to
a nonmalignant condition. A silicosis claim or a mixed dust disease claim based upon a nonmalignant condition
that is filed before the cause of action pursuant to this division arises is preserved
for purposes of the period of limitations. (B) A silicosis claim or a mixed dust disease claim that arises out of a nonmalignant
condition shall be a distinct cause of action from a silicosis claim or a mixed dust
disease claim, as the case may be, relating to the same exposed person that arises
out of silica-related cancer or mixed dust-related cancer. No damages shall be awarded for fear or risk of cancer in any tort action asserting
only a silicosis claim or a mixed dust disease claim for a nonmalignant condition. (C) No settlement of a silicosis claim or a mixed dust disease claim for a nonmalignant
condition that is concluded after the effective date of this section shall require,
as a condition of settlement, the release of any future claim for silica-related cancer
or mixed dust-related cancer.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 2307.88
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
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