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Attorney Testifies to Restore One-year Defamation Limit in HB 441; Committee Questions Discovery-rule Trends
House Judiciary Committee · October 8, 2025
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Summary
A legal practitioner urged the committee to codify a one-year statute of limitations measured from publication for defamation actions, arguing Ohio precedent favored that rule for 170 years; members asked about discovery rules and rare cases where harm arises long after publication.
An attorney appearing for proponents asked the House Judiciary Committee to restore a one-year statute of limitations for defamation (slander and libel) measured from the date of publication.
The witness said Ohio law…
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