{"id":208,"date":"2025-06-12T15:09:43","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T15:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherin.com\/law-firm-defense\/?p=208"},"modified":"2025-09-29T15:05:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T15:05:15","slug":"state-supreme-court-clarifies-statute-of-limitations-for-non-client-claims-against-attorneys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sherin.com\/law-firm-defense\/2025\/06\/12\/state-supreme-court-clarifies-statute-of-limitations-for-non-client-claims-against-attorneys\/","title":{"rendered":"State Supreme Court Clarifies Statute of Limitations for Non-Client Claims Against Attorneys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The California Supreme Court recently resolved the question of which statute of limitations applies when attorneys face claims brought by those outside the attorney-client relationship. In\u00a0<em>Escamilla v. Vannucci,<\/em> 565 P.3d 702 (Cal. March 20, 2025), the court held that the one-year statute of limitations under Code of Civil Procedure \u00a7 340.6 does <em>not<\/em> apply to claims brought against attorneys by parties who were never their clients or the intended beneficiaries of their clients. Instead, such claims are governed by the applicable statute of limitations for the underlying cause of action- in the case of the malicious prosecution claim at issue in <em>Escamilla<\/em>, the two-year period under\u00a0\u00a7 335.1. The ruling potentially impacts a wide range of third-party claims against attorneys, creating significant implications for how California attorneys assess risk and navigate potential liabilities to non-clients.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherin.com\/law-firm-defense\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/06\/State-Supreme-Court-clarifies-statute-of-limitations-for-non-client-claims-against-attorneys.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to read the full article in\u00a0<em>The Daily Journal<\/em>.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The California Supreme Court recently resolved the question of which statute of limitations applies when attorneys face claims brought by those outside the attorney-client relationship. In\u00a0Escamilla v. Vannucci, 565 P.3d 702 (Cal. 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