Statute Of Limitations Bars Suit Against Accounting Firm.

The president of a company forced to cease operation due to its liability for unpaid payroll taxes sued its accounting firm for professional negligence. The accounting firm asserted the action was barred by the two-year statute of limitations in Code of Civil Procedure §339, and the trial court sustained its demurrer without leave to amend. The appellate court affirmed, stating the plaintiff “has not successfully pled around the two-year statutory bar, nor has he supplied a showing of any realistic possibility of successful amendment.” Czajkowski v. Haskell & White, LLP   (Cal. App. Fourth Dist., Div. 1;  August 3, 2012) (Case No. D059090).