In an unique Judiciary Law 487 setting, Justice Billings has appointed a Referee to hear and determine Judiciary Law 487 claims in Papageorgiou v Consolidated Edison Co. of N.Y., Inc. 2023 NY Slip Op 33217(U) September 15, 2023 Supreme Court,
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Death, Brothers and Legal Malpractice
Eshaghian v Dorsey & Whitney LLP 2023 NY Slip Op 33102(U) September 6, 2023Supreme Court, New York County Docket Number: Index No. 154087/2020Judge: Shlomo S. Hagler is the inverse of a common legal malpractice trope, siblings who act badly to…
The “But For” Difference in Legal Malpractice
While proximate cause is always an element of torts, we believe that the additional element of “but for” causation is unique to legal malpractice claims. “An attorney’s conduct or inaction is the proximate cause of a plaintiff’s damages if “but…
Successive Summary Judgment Motions
Genesis Merchant Partners, LP v Gilbride, Tusa, Last & Spellane LLC 2023 NY Slip Op 33130(U) September 6, 2023 Supreme Court, New York County Docket Number: Index No. 653145/2014 Judge: Nancy M. Bannon illustrates the general rule against multiple motions…
No Collateral Estoppel, No Res Judicata
Van Ravenstein v Ponder 2023 NY Slip Op 33072(U) September 6, 2023 Supreme Court, New York County Docket Number: Index No. 161420/2019 is an interesting opinion from Judge Shlomo S. Hagler in which he rejects defenses of collateral estoppel and…
Hiring and Firing an Accountant and Continuous Representation
In Five Towns Pediatrics, P.C. v Billet, Feit & Preis, P.C. 2023 NY Slip Op 32328(U) July 12, 2023 Supreme Court, New York County Docket Number: Index No. 157252/2018Judge: Andrea Masley we see that plaintiff had a rocky course with…
Summary Judgment on An Accounting Malpractice Claim
NFGTV, Inc. v Lutz & Carr Certified Pub. Accountants, LLP 2023 NY Slip Op 50849(U) [79 Misc 3d 1241(A)] Decided on August 9, 2023 Supreme Court, New York CountyBorrok, J. is the rare summary judgment win by a plaintiff. In…
Insufficient Allegations All the Way Around
Silverman v Greenberg 2023 NY Slip Op 32993(U) August 28, 2023Supreme Court, New York County Docket Number: Index No. 450304/2021Judge: Louis L. Nock is a case in which Plaintiff strikes out. Three pitches, three strikes.
“In this legal malpractice action,…
Where Should The Legal Malpractice Claim Be Brought
Kadah v Kadah 2023 NY Slip Op 32889(U) August 18, 2023 Supreme Court, New York County Docket Number: Index No. 152026/2022 Judge: Richard Latin concerns a legal malpractice claim brought in New York concerning legal work performed in a Florida…
Privity and the Estate Administrator
Kadah v Kadah 2023 NY Slip Op 32889(U) August 18, 2023 Supreme Court, New York County Docket Number: Index No. 152026/2022 Judge: Richard Latin has an excellent discussion of how privity of contract, a general requirement in legal malpractice claims,…