California Court of Appeal

In legal malpractice case against plaintiff's former criminal defense lawyer, sustaining of demurrer on the ground the complaint was time-barred by Code of Civil Procedure section 340.6 is affirmed over claim that the rule in Coscia v. McKenna & Cueno (2001) 25 Cal.4th 1194 should not have been applied to plaintiff retroactively, and he should be allowed a reasonable time to satisfy the limitations period.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/24/2007
• Published 07/24/2007

Judges

• SIMS, Acting P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Law Office of Mark E. Merin, Mark E. Merin and Jeffrey I. Schwarzschild, Sacramento;  Law Office of Fred J. Hiestand and Fred J. Hiestand, Sacramento, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Hansen, Culhane, Kohls, Jones & Sommer and Kevin R. Culhane, Sacramento, for Defendant and Respondent.