Debro
Debro v. Los Angeles Raiders
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Stevens, J.
Joseph Debro appeals from a judgment following the sustaining of respondent’s demurrer to his second amended complaint without leave to amend. Debro contends the trial court erred because one of his causes of action, based on the California False Claims Act (Gov. Code, §§ 12650-12655), was not time-barred. We disagree and affirm the judgment.
I. Facts and Procedural History
On August 7, 1995, The Los Angeles Raiders (Raiders) and entities known as the East Bay Entities (the City of Oakland, the County of Alameda, the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority, the OaklandAlameda County Coliseum Financing Corporation, and the OaklandAlameda County Coliseum, Inc.) entered into certain agreements by which the Raiders would play professional football in Oakland through 2011. Under the terms of the master agreement, the Raiders would receive revenue from ticket sales, as well as loans to finance a training facility, and operation expenses. In addition, the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum would be expanded and modernized. The East Bay Entities agreed to finance the stadium renovations and their other obligations through the sale of personal seat licenses, club seats, and…