As a Toledo attorney who handles dog bite cases, I occasionally come across someone who has waited too long to file suit. Once the statute of limitations is missed, the claim is forever barred, no matter how seriously the dog bite victim has been hurt.

In dog bite cases, victims generally have six years to file suit. For children, it’s six years from the point they turn 18 years old. Though this window is longer than the two years available to car accident victims, it’s still an important deadline to keep in mind.

I wrote about this issue in Legal Briefs, my Toledo Blade newspaper column. If you have any questions about the issue, feel free to contact me.