Caldwell v. Whirlpool Corp.

Citations

• 2023 Ohio 1530

Syllabus

R.C. 4123.52 Workers' Compensation Appeal Limitations Period. In Chatfield v. Whirlpool Corp., 2021-Ohio-4365, this Court held that claims falling within the ambit of R.C. 4123.52 expire five-years from the conditions specified therein as a matter of law. A litigant may refile a workers' compensation claim in a court of common pleas pursuant to Ohio's savings statute. However, if R.C. 4123.52 is applicable, the claim still expires as a matter of law after the allotted five-year period, regardless of whether the litigant has refiled the action pursuant to Ohio's savings statute.