"It simply cannot be that Mrs. Koschman couldn't have filed her wrongful death action until he was convicted," Pallmeyer said in her ruling. "(She) had all the information she needed to sue Vanecko in 2011. … In fact, not only did she have that information, but she had access to the courts at that time. … She exercised her right of access to the courts by filing the petition in the Circuit Court of Cook County."