name = "Atlas Commons research objects — civil legal aid capacity for Ohio (FY2025)"
description = "Ohio's LSC-funded civil legal aid capacity from the LSC Basic Field grant directory, with each figure's status labeled so a consuming agent can weight it correctly: the measured LSC records (provider count, awarded grant dollars, service-area types, and the Census-based poverty population LSC allocates by); one computed figure — LSC funding per person in poverty — a transparent ratio neither LSC nor Census publishes, with its formula disclosed; and the interpretive boundary (what this funding/capacity surface is, and is not). Source: LSC Basic Field grant directory. CC0."
license = "CC0-1.0"
jsonld = "https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/justice/states/oh.jsonld"

[[claims]]
id = "https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/justice/states/oh/lsc-funding"
warrant = "RECORDED"
name = "5 LSC-funded civil legal aid providers received $18,118,701 in Ohio (FY2025)"
text = "The LSC Basic Field grant directory records 5 LSC-funded civil legal aid grantees in Ohio for fiscal year 2025, awarded $18,118,701 in total. A re-tally of published LSC grant awards."
source = "Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory (FY2025)"
sourceUrl = "https://www.lsc.gov/about-lsc/who-we-are/our-grantees"
falsifier = "A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory (FY2025); superseded when Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory (FY2025) publishes its next release."

[[claims]]
id = "https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/justice/states/oh/poverty-population"
warrant = "RECORDED"
name = "1,527,901 people in poverty live in the LSC service areas covering Ohio (FY2025)"
text = "The poverty population in the LSC Basic Field service areas covering Ohio is 1,527,901, the figure LSC uses to allocate Basic Field grants. A Census/ACS-based poverty count summed across the state's service areas."
source = "Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory — poverty population (U.S. Census/ACS)"
sourceUrl = "https://www.lsc.gov/about-lsc/who-we-are/our-grantees"
falsifier = "Re-tally of LSC's published service-area poverty figures (occurred=true), from a named authority — BUT the underlying poverty count is a U.S. Census/ACS SURVEY ESTIMATE with sampling error, not a hard census enumeration. Superseded with each LSC grant cycle / ACS vintage."

[[claims]]
id = "https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/justice/states/oh/service-area-types"
warrant = "RECORDED"
name = "LSC grant counts by service-area type in Ohio (FY2025): Basic Field 5, Agricultural Worker 1"
text = "Counts of the 5 LSC grants by LSC service-area type: Basic Field 5, Agricultural Worker 1. A count of grants per LSC-defined service-area category."
source = "Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory (FY2025)"
sourceUrl = "https://www.lsc.gov/about-lsc/who-we-are/our-grantees"
falsifier = "A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory (FY2025); superseded when Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory (FY2025) publishes its next release."

[[claims]]
id = "https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/justice/states/oh/funding-per-poverty-person"
warrant = "DERIVED"
name = "LSC civil legal aid funding is $11.86 per person in poverty in Ohio (FY2025) — a derived ratio"
text = "Dividing the $18,118,701 in LSC Basic Field funding for service areas with a reported poverty population by the 1,527,901 people in poverty there yields $11.86 of LSC civil legal aid funding per person in poverty in Ohio. A transparent ratio neither LSC nor Census publishes."
source = "Justice Atlas — derived ratio (LSC allocation ÷ service-area poverty population, over the same set of grants)"
sourceUrl = "https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/"
falsifier = "occurred=FALSE (a constructed ratio, not an event) and adjudged=FALSE (the atlas's calculation, not an LSC/Census figure). Reproduce it: $18,118,701 ÷ 1,527,901 = $11.86. Falsified if either input is wrong; it counts ONLY LSC Basic Field funding for grants with a reported poverty figure, not total civil legal aid spending, so it understates total per-capita legal aid."

[[claims]]
id = "https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/justice/states/oh/boundary"
warrant = "INTERPRETATION"
name = "What this legal-aid surface is — and is NOT — for Ohio (the epistemic boundary)"
text = "Every figure above describes LSC Basic Field grant CAPACITY and FUNDING for Ohio (FY2025). It is NOT all civil legal aid (LSC funds only part of the field; it excludes non-LSC legal aid, pro bono, and self-help), NOT a measure of cases handled, outcomes, or unmet need, and NOT a statement of whether you personally qualify for legal aid. For eligibility and help, use LawHelp.org / your local LSC grantee; for the full justice gap, see LSC's Justice Gap research."
source = "Justice Atlas framing (over the LSC facts above)"
sourceUrl = "https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/"
falsifier = "occurred=FALSE (a framing, not an event) and adjudged=FALSE (the atlas's reading, not an LSC verdict) — the LOWEST-warrant claim here. The figures above are LSC records plus one disclosed derived ratio; the four-status labels each, and this is the only interpretation."

[[claims]]
id = "https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/justice/states/oh/sol-defamation-libel-slander"
warrant = "RECORDED"
name = "Ohio sets a 1 year civil statute of limitations for defamation (libel / slander) (Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.11)"
text = "Under Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.11, the civil statute of limitations for defamation (libel / slander) in Ohio is 1 year. Note: Covers libel/slander/malicious prosecution/false imprisonment.. This is the STATUTE as written (verify at the cited code), last verified 2026-04-29 — NOT a calculation of any person's actual deadline, which depends on accrual and tolling."
source = "CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026)"
sourceUrl = "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2305.11"
falsifier = "A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026); superseded when CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) publishes its next release."

[[claims]]
id = "https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/justice/states/oh/sol-medical-malpractice"
warrant = "RECORDED"
name = "Ohio sets a 1 year civil statute of limitations for medical malpractice (Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.113)"
text = "Under Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.113, the civil statute of limitations for medical malpractice in Ohio is 1 year. Note: an outer statute of repose of 4 year(s) may also bar the claim; Discovery within last year of repose extends SOL by 1 year.. This is the STATUTE as written (verify at the cited code), last verified 2026-04-29 — NOT a calculation of any person's actual deadline, which depends on accrual and tolling."
source = "CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026)"
sourceUrl = "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2305.113"
falsifier = "A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026); superseded when CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) publishes its next release."

[[claims]]
id = "https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/justice/states/oh/sol-personal-injury"
warrant = "RECORDED"
name = "Ohio sets a 2 years civil statute of limitations for personal injury (Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.10)"
text = "Under Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.10, the civil statute of limitations for personal injury in Ohio is 2 years. Note: Tolling under § 2305.16 for minors and mentally incompetent persons.. This is the STATUTE as written (verify at the cited code), last verified 2026-04-29 — NOT a calculation of any person's actual deadline, which depends on accrual and tolling."
source = "CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026)"
sourceUrl = "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2305.10"
falsifier = "A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026); superseded when CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) publishes its next release."

[[claims]]
id = "https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/justice/states/oh/sol-product-liability"
warrant = "RECORDED"
name = "Ohio sets a 2 years civil statute of limitations for product liability (Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.10)"
text = "Under Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.10, the civil statute of limitations for product liability in Ohio is 2 years. Note: an outer statute of repose of 10 year(s) may also bar the claim; Repose does not apply where manufacturer fraud or written safety warranty.. This is the STATUTE as written (verify at the cited code), last verified 2026-04-29 — NOT a calculation of any person's actual deadline, which depends on accrual and tolling."
source = "CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026)"
sourceUrl = "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2305.10"
falsifier = "A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026); superseded when CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) publishes its next release."

[[claims]]
id = "https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/justice/states/oh/sol-property-damage"
warrant = "RECORDED"
name = "Ohio sets a 2 years civil statute of limitations for property damage (Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.10)"
text = "Under Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.10, the civil statute of limitations for property damage in Ohio is 2 years. Note: 10-year construction repose under § 2305.131.. This is the STATUTE as written (verify at the cited code), last verified 2026-04-29 — NOT a calculation of any person's actual deadline, which depends on accrual and tolling."
source = "CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026)"
sourceUrl = "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2305.10"
falsifier = "A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026); superseded when CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) publishes its next release."

[[claims]]
id = "https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/justice/states/oh/sol-wrongful-death"
warrant = "RECORDED"
name = "Ohio sets a 2 years from death civil statute of limitations for wrongful death (Ohio Rev. Code § 2125.02)"
text = "Under Ohio Rev. Code § 2125.02, the civil statute of limitations for wrongful death in Ohio is 2 years from death. Note: Special accrual for asbestos-related deaths.. This is the STATUTE as written (verify at the cited code), last verified 2026-04-29 — NOT a calculation of any person's actual deadline, which depends on accrual and tolling."
source = "CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026)"
sourceUrl = "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2125.02"
falsifier = "A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026); superseded when CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) publishes its next release."

[[claims]]
id = "https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/justice/states/oh/sol-contract-oral"
warrant = "RECORDED"
name = "Ohio sets a 4 years civil statute of limitations for contract oral (Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.07)"
text = "Under Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.07, the civil statute of limitations for contract oral in Ohio is 4 years. Note: Includes implied contracts.. This is the STATUTE as written (verify at the cited code), last verified 2026-04-29 — NOT a calculation of any person's actual deadline, which depends on accrual and tolling."
source = "CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026)"
sourceUrl = "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2305.07"
falsifier = "A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026); superseded when CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) publishes its next release."

[[claims]]
id = "https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/justice/states/oh/sol-fraud"
warrant = "RECORDED"
name = "Ohio sets a 4 years civil statute of limitations for fraud (Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.09)"
text = "Under Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.09, the civil statute of limitations for fraud in Ohio is 4 years. Note: a discovery rule may apply (the clock may start at discovery, not occurrence); Identity-fraud claims under § 2913.49 use 5-year SOL.. This is the STATUTE as written (verify at the cited code), last verified 2026-04-29 — NOT a calculation of any person's actual deadline, which depends on accrual and tolling."
source = "CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026)"
sourceUrl = "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2305.09"
falsifier = "A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026); superseded when CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) publishes its next release."

[[claims]]
id = "https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/justice/states/oh/sol-contract-written"
warrant = "RECORDED"
name = "Ohio sets a 6 years civil statute of limitations for contract written (Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.06)"
text = "Under Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.06, the civil statute of limitations for contract written in Ohio is 6 years. Note: Pre-June 2021 contracts may have longer SOL under prior law.. This is the STATUTE as written (verify at the cited code), last verified 2026-04-29 — NOT a calculation of any person's actual deadline, which depends on accrual and tolling."
source = "CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026)"
sourceUrl = "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2305.06"
falsifier = "A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026); superseded when CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) publishes its next release."

[[claims]]
id = "https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/justice/states/oh/sol-boundary"
warrant = "INTERPRETATION"
name = "Why these statute-of-limitations periods are NOT your deadline (the L5 boundary)"
text = "The periods above are the statutes Ohio has on the books. They do NOT tell you YOUR deadline. When a claim \"accrues\" (starts the clock), whether the discovery rule, tolling, a minor/incapacity, or a statute of repose changes it, and which cause of action even applies, are fact-specific legal determinations. A missed deadline can permanently bar a claim. This atlas informs and routes — it is not legal advice and not a substitute for a licensed attorney. If you may have a claim, consult an attorney in Ohio immediately; for free civil legal aid see this state's legal-aid page."
source = "Justice Atlas framing (over the statutes above)"
sourceUrl = "https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/"
falsifier = "occurred=FALSE (a framing/legal boundary, not an event) and adjudged=FALSE (the atlas's reading, not a court's ruling on any case) — the lowest-warrant claim. The period+citation claims above are recorded statutes (verifiable at the cited code); this boundary is the only interpretation on the SOL data."

[[legalAidIndicators]]
indicator = "LSC-funded providers (distinct organizations)"
value = 5
warrant = "RECORDED"
source = "Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory"

[[legalAidIndicators]]
indicator = "LSC service-area grants"
value = 6
warrant = "RECORDED"
source = "Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory"

[[legalAidIndicators]]
indicator = "Total LSC allocation (USD)"
value = 18118701
warrant = "RECORDED"
source = "Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory"

[[legalAidIndicators]]
indicator = "Poverty population in service areas"
value = 1527901
warrant = "RECORDED"
source = "Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory (U.S. Census/ACS)"

[[legalAidIndicators]]
indicator = "LSC funding per person in poverty (USD)"
value = 11.858556935298818
warrant = "DERIVED"
source = "Justice Atlas — allocation ÷ poverty population"

[[legalAidIndicators]]
indicator = "Fiscal year"
value = 2025
warrant = "—"
source = "Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory"

[[serviceAreaTypes]]
service_area_type = "Basic Field"
grant_count = 5

[[serviceAreaTypes]]
service_area_type = "Agricultural Worker"
grant_count = 1

[[providers]]
organization = "Legal Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio"
service_area = "OH-24"
service_area_type = "Basic Field"
allocation_usd = 5215678
poverty_population = 439824

[[providers]]
organization = "Legal Aid of Western Ohio, Inc."
service_area = "OH-23"
service_area_type = "Basic Field"
allocation_usd = 4160123
poverty_population = 350812

[[providers]]
organization = "The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland"
service_area = "OH-21"
service_area_type = "Basic Field"
allocation_usd = 3178825
poverty_population = 268062

[[providers]]
organization = "Community Legal Aid Services, Inc."
service_area = "OH-20"
service_area_type = "Basic Field"
allocation_usd = 2943543
poverty_population = 248221

[[providers]]
organization = "Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati"
service_area = "OH-18"
service_area_type = "Basic Field"
allocation_usd = 2369019
poverty_population = 199773

[[providers]]
organization = "Legal Aid of Western Ohio, Inc."
service_area = "MOH"
service_area_type = "Agricultural Worker"
allocation_usd = 251513
poverty_population = 21209
