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Suboxone lawsuit: who can file and what happens next in Ohio

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Filing deadline2 years from discovery. Whether that time has passed depends on your facts, so don't rule yourself out. A lawyer can tell you.ORC § 2305.10

Deadlines vary with the facts of each case. A lawyer can confirm yours.

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01 · Your filing deadline

What is the deadline in Ohio?

Ohio product liability statute of limitations is 2 years from discovery (ORC § 2305.10). Ohio applies the discovery rule. Whether that time has passed depends on your facts, so don't rule yourself out. A lawyer can confirm yours.

2 years from discovery. Whether that time has passed depends on your facts, so don't rule yourself out. A lawyer can tell you.

A lawyer can tell you. As the MDL venue state, Ohio federal court (N.D. Ohio) is where consolidated pretrial proceedings occur.

Source: ORC § 2305.10

Deadlines vary; a lawyer can confirm yours. An older diagnosis or a past filing window does not, by itself, establish whether you have a claim.

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A lawyer can check which filing rules apply to your circumstances.

02 · Where cases are heard

Where would my case be heard?

Ohio is the home of MDL 3092 — the Suboxone dental injury multidistrict litigation is pending in the Northern District of Ohio (Cleveland). Ohio's 2-year product liability statute of limitations applies to state court claims. Ohio was one of the states hardest hit by the opioid epidemic and has among the highest rates of opioid treatment across the country, resulting in substantial Suboxone prescribing and a high volume of dental injury claimants.

Statute of Limitations — OH: 2 years for personal injury (Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.10). Ohio applies the discovery rule; the period runs from when the plaintiff knew or reasonably should have known of the injury and its probable cause. Because MDL 3092 is venued in the Northern District of Ohio (Cleveland), Ohio plaintiffs may file directly into the MDL without JPML transfer — a significant procedural advantage.

Dental Board & Malpractice Considerations — OH: Ohio State Dental Board. Ohio is the MDL home state, which gives Ohio plaintiffs direct access to the MDL docket. Dentists and addiction medicine providers in Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, and the broader Ohio opioid corridor are prominent in this litigation. Post-January 2022 failures to warn by Ohio prescribers may support both malpractice and product liability claims.

Transfer to MDL 3092 — OH: Ohio federal plaintiffs (N.D. Ohio Cleveland, S.D. Ohio Columbus/Cincinnati) may file directly into MDL 3092 before Judge J. Philip Calabrese in the Northern District of Ohio without requiring a JPML transfer order. This is the MDL's home court; all bellwether trials, discovery, and case management orders are issued from this venue.

Medical facilities in Ohio

  • Ohio State University College of Dentistry — Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

  • Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine — Cleveland

How this works nationally

For the overall process and updates, read the Suboxone lawsuit: who can file and what happens next overview. This page covers the local information available for Ohio.

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Sources

  1. ORC § 2305.10