3433 REVIEW DENIED Although the CCP does not permit equitable tolling of the statute of limitations on attorney malpractice, an attorney whose advice led to suspension of a corporate client's right to engage in litigation until the client's action against the attorney was no longer timely may be equitably estopped from raising the statute of limitations as a defense.CitationLEASEQUIP v DAPEER (S/L Estoppel) 103 CA4 394 [See: CorpC 1502; CCP 340.6; Palm Valley v Design MTC 85 CA4 553, T/AT 1/01; Grell v Laci Le Beau 73 CA4 1300, T/AT 9/99; Spray Gould... v Associated 71 CA4 1260, T/AT 6/99; DRG v Chopstix 30 CA4 54]
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