Except for when a government agency is sued, there is almost always at least one year from the date of an event to start a case no matter what type of claim it is. You should have no statute of limitations worries if you file your case within this one-year period.
Once your attorney prepares and files a "Note of Issue" your case will sit on the trial calendar for many months. When your case is finally called, your attorney will need to appear for a pre-trial conference with the trial assignment judge.
Within 20 days after service of a note of issue and certificate of readiness, any party to the action may move to strike the note of issue, upon affidavit showing in what respects the action is not ready for trial, and the court may strike the note of issue if it appears that a material fact in the certificate of ...
A form that is filed in New York state court and served on all parties confirming that the parties have completed necessary discovery proceedings and the case is trial ready (CPLR 3402(a)). It is the paper that gets the case on the court's trial calendar.
If substituted or nail and mail service were used, the affidavit of service must be filed with the County Clerk within 20 days of the date of service.