Notwithstanding any other prescribed limitation of actions which might otherwise appear applicable, except those provided in KRS 413.140, a civil action, whether brought in tort or contract, arising out of any act or omission in rendering, or failing to render, professional services for others shall be brought within one (1) year from the date of the occurrence or from the date when the cause of action was, or reasonably should have been, discovered by the party injured. Time shall not commence against a party under legal disability until removal of the disability.
KRS 413.245
Actions arising out of the rendering, or failure to render, professional services to others
Applied in 50 court decisions — leading case Alagia, Day, Trautwein & Smith v. Broadbent (1994)
Most recently applied in Middleton v. Sampey (June 2017)
Effective: July 15, 1980 History: Created 1980 Ky
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