Can the doctrine of equitable estoppel be applied after the statute of limitations has run?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Moncada v. W. Coast Quartz Corp., H036728 (Cal. App. 2013):
For example, it has been held that the doctrine of equitable estoppel may be applied, after the limitations period has run, to preclude a defendant from asserting the statute of limitations as a defense to an untimely action where defendant's conduct induced the plaintiff into forbearing to file suit. (McMackin v. Ehrheart (2011) 194 Cal.App.4th 128, 142.)
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