Hocking Conservancy District v. Dodson-Lindblom Associates, Inc.

The sole issue in the instant cause is whether the one-year statute of limitations, under the purview of R. C. 2305.11(A), applies to negligence actions brought against a professional engineer. More precisely, the issue is whether negligence by a professional engineer constitutes “malpractice” within the meaning of R. C. 2305.11(A).

R. C. 2305.11(A) reads, in pertinent part, as follows:

“An action for libel, slander, assault, battery, malicious prosecution, false imprisonment, or malpractice, including an action for malpractice against a physician, podiatrist, or a hospital, or upon a statute…