Ohio

For Ohio, document required is affidavits of merit; filing deadline is shall be accompanied by one or more affidavits of merit relative to each defendant named in the complaint; who must sign is an expert witness meeting the requirements of Evid.R. 702 and, if applicable, also meeting the requirements of Evid.R. 601(B)(5); consequence of non-compliance is shall operate as a failure otherwise than on the merits; statute or rule citation is Civ.R. 10(D)(2), recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.

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What the source says

a complaint that contains a medical claim, dental claim, optometric claim, or chiropractic claim, as defined in R.C. 2305.113, shall be accompanied by one or more affidavits of merit relative to each defendant named in the complaint for whom expert testimony is necessary to establish liability.

— supremecourt.ohio.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02

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This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

— all from supremecourt.ohio.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02

Source

• supremecourt.ohio.govhttps://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/LegalResources/Rules/civil/CivilProcedure.pdf

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