{¶ 1} In this case we are asked to decide whether, based on the information then possessed by an attorney and a law firm, the filing of a lawsuit constituted, as a matter of law, either a willful violation of Civ.R. 11 or frivolous conduct under R.C. 2323.51. We conclude that under the circumstances of this case, it was neither and reverse the judgment of the trial court.
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