The trial court's summary judgment in favor of defendant Hurley was affirmed. The court found that plaintiff's legal malpractice claim was barred by the one-year statute of limitations, which accrued when plaintiff filed a grievance against Hurley in November 2015, not when she later discovered the inventory filing issue in April 2016.
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MALPRACTICE - legal where appellant discharged her attorney by letter in July 2015 and a cognizable event occurred in November 2015 when she signed a grievance against her attorney with Disciplinary Counsel, appellant's cause of action accrued and the statute of limitations began to run in November 2015 and the statute of limitations expired in November 2016 since appellant did not file her complaint until January 2017, the trial couirt did not err in finding that appellant's claim was time-barred and in granting Hurley's motion for summary judgment.
What This Ruling Means
# Andolsek v. Hurley: Case Summary
## What Happened
A woman hired an attorney named Hurley to represent her in an employment matter. She later believed the attorney made mistakes handling her case and wanted to sue for poor legal representation (legal malpractice). However, there was a delay between when she first realized there might be a problem and when she actually filed her lawsuit.
## What the Court Decided
The court ruled against the woman. It said her lawsuit came too late. Under Ohio law, people have only one year from when they discover a problem to file a malpractice claim. The court determined her one-year deadline started when she filed a formal complaint against the attorney in November 2015. Since she didn't file her lawsuit until January 2017—more than a year later—the case was dismissed as time-barred.
## Why This Matters for Workers
This case shows that timing is critical when suing professionals like attorneys. If you believe your lawyer mishandled your employment case, you must act quickly. Don't wait too long to file a complaint, or you may lose your right to pursue the claim entirely, even if the lawyer genuinely made mistakes.
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