alarmclock_mburtonOn March 16, 2021, Governor DeWine signed into Ohio law Senate Bill 13, the full title of which is “To amend sections 2305.03, 2305.06, 2305.07, and 2505.11 and to enact section 2305.117 of the Revised Code to shorten the period of limitations for actions upon a contract; to make changes to the borrowing statute pertaining to applicable periods of limitations; and to establish a statute of repose for a legal malpractice action.”  As its full title indicates, this Bill makes many changes that affect the filing and viability of many civil actions in Ohio, and Ohio litigators, both plaintiff-side and defendant-side, should be aware of the changes.  Indeed, effective June 16, 2021, “existing sections 2305.03, 2305.06, 2305.07, and 2305.11 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed” and will be replaced with the new provisions.  Below is breakdown of some of the changes.