Fautheree v. McCaffrey

Opinion by

KENNETH L. BUETTNER, Chief Judge.

¶ 1 Calvin Fautheree was last exposed to asbestos in the workplace in 1986. He was diagnosed with cancer in January 1998 and died December 7,1998 from abdominal meso-thelioma. His widow, Patsy Fautheree, signed a retainer contract with Defendant McCaffrey and Gibson, P.L.L.C. (Law Firm) the same day, which filed a workers’ compensation claim March 29,1999. That claim was dismissed August 27, 2Ó02 on the ground that Fautheree had failed to request a hearing within three years as required by the Workers’ Compensation Act.1 That order was not *572appealed.…