Walters v. Royer

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

JACK ZOUHARY, District Judge.

Introduction

Before the Court is Defendant George Royer’s (“Royer”) Motion for Summary Judgment, alleging Plaintiff Paul Walters’ (“Walters”) malpractice claim is time-barred as a matter of law (Doc. No. 6). Walters’ Complaint (Doc. No. 1) alleges Royer, an Ohio-licensed attorney at law, is liable to Walters for legal malpractice in connection with Royer’s failure to timely prosecute several patent applications for Walters. Royer argues Walters’ claim is not timely under Ohio’s one-year statute of limitations (Doc. No. 4). This Court has…