Ohio Supreme Court Holds 10-Year Construction Statute of Repose Includes Breach of Contract Claims

By Thompson Hine

On July 17, 2019, the Ohio Supreme Court issued its ruling in New Riegel Local School Dist. Bd. of Edn. v. Buehrer Group Architecture & Eng., Inc., in which it held that Ohio’s 10-year construction statute of repose includes both tort and contract claims. Previously, the statute was not interpreted to include breach of contract claims.

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