Deep Dicta on the Statute of Limitations on Claims Against Lawyers

Roger Cleveland Golf Co., Inc. v. Krane & Smith, APC, No. B23724 (D2d3 Apr. 14, 2014)

A sporting goods company filed a malicious prosecution case against a competitor and the law firm that represented the competitor in an earlier unsuccessful case stemming from a trademark and licensing dispute. As would be expected, the law firm filed an anti-SLAPP motion, which the trial court granted because plaintiff could establish that its case was not barred by the statute of limitations. After an extensive discussion of the appropriate statute of limitations for a malicious prosecution action against an attorney, the court of appeal affirms, albeit for a different reason.