Effective: July 6, 2001 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 108 – 124th General Assembly When the death of a person is caused by wrongful act, neglect, or default which would have entitled the party injured to maintain an action and recover damages if death had not ensued, the person who would have been liable if death […]
Effective: April 7, 2005 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 80 – 125th General Assembly (A)(1) Except as provided in this division, a civil action for wrongful death shall be brought in the name of the personal representative of the decedent for the exclusive benefit of the surviving spouse, the children, and the parents of the decedent, […]
Effective: October 1, 1996 Latest Legislation: House Bill 391 – 121st General Assembly (A)(1) The amount received by a personal representative in an action for wrongful death under sections 2125.01 and 2125.02 of the Revised Code, whether by settlement or otherwise, shall be distributed to the beneficiaries or any one or more of them. The […]
Effective: March 24, 2010 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 106 – 128th General Assembly In every civil action for wrongful death that is commenced or attempted to be commenced within the time specified by division (D)(1) or (D)(2)(c), (d), (e), (f), or (g) of section 2125.02 of the Revised Code, if a judgment for the plaintiff […]
