Founded in 1989, The Law Firm of Andrew Lavoott Bluestone has prided themselves in their wide arching practice. From commercial litigation to medical malpractice and real estate to general negligence, Andrew Lavoott Bluestone has assisted clients in various areas. As of 2015, St. John’s University has appointed Bluestone Adjunct Professor in the School of Law.
Here, defendants oppose amendment, renew their opposition, and then take an appeal. The appeal fails.
“In May 2016, the plaintiffs commenced this action to recover damages for legal malpractice against the defendant, their former attorneys, who represented the plaintiffs in…
Kakushadze v Skin Cancer & Aesthetic Surgery, P.C. 2025 NY Slip Op 31149(U) April 3, 2025 Supreme Court, Kings County Docket Number: Index No. 500196/2023 Judge: Ingrid Joseph seems to be (the decision does not discuss representation of plaintiff) the…
Whether other issues will work in the attorney’s favor is a question for summary judgment. In Golden Ins. Co. v Vogrin & Frimet, LLP 2025 NY Slip Op 31103(U) April 4, 2025 Supreme Court, New York County Docket Number: Index…
The words “legal malpractice” are mentioned only in passing, yet Medical Supply of NY Corp. v State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. 2025 NY Slip Op 50412(U) Decided on April 1, 2025 Civil Court Of The City Of New York,…
Link Motion Inc. v DLA Piper LLP (US) 2025 NY Slip Op 30568(U) February 14, 2025 Supreme Court, New York County Docket Number: Index No. 653322/2022 Judge: Andrew Borrok has an unusual opening line stating that the only question really…
In Stumacher v Medical Liab. Mut. Ins. Co. 2025 NY Slip Op 31014(U) March 31, 2025 Supreme Court, New York County Docket Number: Index No. 157477/2024 Judge: Judith N. McMahon, one of three physicians sues for bad faith by…
In 99th Ave. Holdings, LLC v Schatz 2025 NY Slip Op 30979(U) March 13, 2025 Supreme Court, New York County Docket Number: Index No. 151688/2024 Judge: Emily Morales-Minerva defendant attorney argued that he was the transactional attorney for negotiations by…
Scott v Schwartz 2025 NY Slip Op 01849 Decided on March 27, 2025 Appellate Division, Third Department is an appeal from the most complicated and difficult kind of case that exists. It is a legal malpractice case based upon claimed…
A claim unique to the legal malpractice world is that of privity of contract. Long ago left behind in most spheres of the law (see: products liability), privity is still required in order to sue an attorney for departures from…
It is always an uphill fight to sue the other side’s attorneys. There is an exception, for “fraud, malice, collusion and other special circumstances” but getting through that eye of the needle is rarely successful. Here, in Crehan v Richardson…
