Gordon v. LAW OFFICES OF AGUIRRE & NETER

Opinion

HUFFMAN, J.

J.In this legal malpractice action, the sole question is whether the doctrine of “equitable tolling” applies to Code of Civil Procedure 1 section 340.6, the applicable statute of limitations. Guided by the plain language of the statute, and our high court’s opinion in Laird v. Blacker (1992) 2 Cal.4th 606 [7 Cal.Rptr.2d 550, 828 P.2d 691], we hold section 340.6 is not subject to equitable tolling; rather, the Legislature intended the statute’s explicit tolling provisions to be exclusive. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of dismissal entered after defendants successfully…