Cosgrove v. Williamsburg of Cincinnati Management Co.

We hold that R.C. 4112.99 is a remedial statute, and is thus subject to R.C. 2305.07’s six-year statute of limitations.

R.C. 4112.99 does not contain an explicit statute of limitations. It reads in full:

“Whoever violates this chapter is subject to a civil action for damages, injunctive relief, or any other appropriate relief.”

Since R.C. 4112.99 does not contain its own statute of limitations, we must look to other sections of the Revised Code for the appropriate limitations period. R.C. 2305.07 states, in relevant part, that “an action upon * * * a liability created by statute other than a…