Prakashpalan v. Engstrom, Lipscomb & Lack, No. B244236 (D2d1, as modified Feb. 26, 2014)
The court of appeal affirms in part and reverses in part a trial court’s order sustaining a law firm’s demurrer to a bunch of claims brought by a former client. It holds that certain of plaintiff’s claims are subject to a statute of limitations that applies to fiduciaries, and accordingly, that those claims are not barred due to the statute’s generous tolling rule. But as to plaintiffs’ claims for failure to disclose a conflict of interest and failure to maintain confidentiality, the court affirms dismissal because the complaint did not explain how these failures resulted in the harm allegedly suffered by the plaintiffs
The court of appeal affirms in part and reverses in part a trial court’s order sustaining a law firm’s demurrer to a bunch of claims brought by a former client. It holds that certain of plaintiff’s claims are subject to a statute of limitations that applies to fiduciaries, and accordingly, that those claims are not barred due to the statute’s generous tolling rule. But as to plaintiffs’ claims for failure to disclose a conflict of interest and failure to maintain confidentiality, the court affirms dismissal because the complaint did not explain how these failures resulted in the harm allegedly suffered by the plaintiffs
