Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code 2305.19(A) a plaintiff who voluntarily dismisses their lawsuit, pursuant to Civil Rule 41(A)(1), must refile within one year after the date of the dismissal or within the period of the original applicable statute of limitations, whichever occurs later.
So for example, the statute of limitations for a written contract is 8 years. If you file a Complaint for breach of contract soon after the contract is breached but later dismiss the action without prejudice under Civil Rule 41(A)(1) you have the remaining 8 years to refile. Conversely if you wait 15 years to bring the breach of contract action and then later dismiss under Civil Rule 41(A)(1) you will only have one year to refile the action.
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