(August 26, 2021, 10:33 AM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A California appellate panel on Aug. 24 affirmed the dismissal of claims against three medical entities for elder abuse and violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL) as time-barred, ruling that the appellant did not prove that it was impossible for him to have brought the case to trial within five years of the filing of the complaint despite the death of one of his attorneys and court closures caused by COVID-19....