Statute Of Limitations Does Not Bar Action Against Lawyers.

A trustee who is a lawyer and was a lifelong friend of the plaintiffs, a large family, allegedly teamed up with another lawyer and a law firm to “drain off” $25 million from a composite family estate. The family brought an action against the lawyers for fraud, intentional and negligent misrepresentation, fraud by concealment, constructive fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, conversion, professional negligence, negligent hiring and retention, violation of the prudent investor rule, violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act [RICO; 18 U.S.C. § 1961] and financial elder abuse. The trial court sustained the lawyers’ demurrer without leave to amend. The appellate court reversed, rejecting the contention the statute of limitations barred each cause of action. (Stueve Bros. Farms, LLC v. Berger Kahn (Cal. App. Fourth Dist., Div. 3; December 18, 2013) 222 Cal.App.4th 303.)