In a bad-news ruling for accounting giant Deloitte & Touche, a Union County judge says the six-year statute of limitations in a malpractice case was tolled until an IRS final adverse determination on the client’s tax liability.

Superior Court Judge Kathryn Brock’s Dec. 15 summary judgment ruling, though not precedential, is the first New Jersey application of a timing rule that has been adopted in other states.

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