California Court of Appeal

An attorney is equitably estopped from asserting statute of limitations defense in legal malpractice lawsuit, when: 1) the attorney advised his corporate client that the failure to comply with required corporate formalities would have no negative impact; 2) the corporate client followed the attorney's advice and did not comply with required formalities; and, 3) the statute of limitations expired because the corporation failed to comply with the formalities.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/31/2002
• Published 10/31/2002

Judges

• ALDRICH, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Law Offices of Daniel B. Spitzer and Daniel B. Spitzer, Encino, for Plaintiffs and Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Nemecek & Cole, Jonathan B. Cole and Julie A. Covell, Sherman Oaks, for Defendants and Respondents.