Stfleur v Wallace 2025 NY Slip Op 34502(U) November 24, 2025 Supreme Court, Kings County Docket Number: Index No. 525973/2019 Judge: Ingrid Joseph delves into whether a defendant attorney can get her case severed from the plaintiff’s claims against others.“In
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The New York Attorney Malpractice Blog, published by Andrew Lavoott Bluestone, focuses on legal malpractice and professional negligence issues within New York State. It covers case law developments, litigation strategies, and procedural aspects related to claims against attorneys for malpractice in various legal fields including criminal defense, civil litigation, contract disputes, and professional responsibility. The blog discusses court decisions involving attorney conduct, client representation failures, and remedies available for clients harmed by legal malpractice. It also addresses related topics such as Judiciary Law §487 claims and procedural rules impacting malpractice litigation. The content reflects Bluestone's extensive experience and board certification in legal malpractice law.
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Usury Or Not and How the Attorney Might Be Responsible
“But for” causation is highlighted in the technical description of a commercial loan and its consequences in Salamone v Deily & Glastetter, LLP 2025 NY Slip Op 04846 [241 AD3d 1078] September 4, 2025 Appellate Division, First Department. Whether the…
Was This Attorney’s Claim for Fees “Audacious; ballsy; disingenuous; nervy; brazen; shameless; or greedy”?
In a very (very) unusual kind of opinion, Justice Weinmann of Supreme Court, Erie County holds in Hogan v Van Buren, 2025 NY Slip Op 25259 Decided on October 3, 2025 that a suspended attorney may not seek fees…
Some Claims Still Good, Some Too Late
As yet another real estate legal malpractice case, the decision in 538 Morgan Realty LLC v Law Off. of Aihong You, PC 2025 NY Slip Op 06639 Decided on December 02, 2025Appellate Division, First Department distinguishes between two different (and…
Pre-Action Discovery in a Legal Malpractice Case Prohibited
Coyle v Catterson 2025 NY Slip Op 34372(U) November 17, 2025 Supreme Court, New York County Docket Number: Index No. 157161/2025 Judge: James d’Auguste is a kind of celebrity legal malpractice case, in as much as the defendant is a…
“Effectively Compelled To Settle” and The Allocution in Matrimonial Cases
Matrimonial cases are unlike almost every other kind of case except a criminal plea. Get involved in a car accident and you will likely settle through your attorney with a release and a stipulation of discontinuance. Resolution of a breach…
Employment Discrimination Or No?
Stinnett v Derek Smith Law Group, PLLC 2025 NY Slip Op 04677 [241 AD3d 737]August 13, 2025 Appellate Division, Second Department is a decision which obscurely indicates what might be the underlying case, where the underlying case was against Delta…
Escrowed Monies, Immunity from Liability and the Statute of Limitations
Hsiung v Zhang Jiang Lin 2025 NY Slip Op 34306(U) November 7, 2025 Supreme Court, New York County Docket Number: Index No. 650855/2025 Judge: Mary V. Rosado is a situation where an interpleaded plaintiff attorney is holding escrowed funds and…
A NYC Phenomenon: Real Estate and Legal Malpractice
NYC is strongly real estate centric, and there is a wide swath of legal malpractice law based upon real estate transactions. Tesniere v Cinotti LLP 2025 NY Slip Op 34269(U) November 10, 2025 Supreme Court, New York County Docket…
When Does The Representation End?
An analogous question reviewed in Coniglio v Dansker & Aspromonte Assoc. 2025 NY Slip Op 06154 Decided on November 12, 2025 Appellate Division, Second Department is when does the new representation start?“In 2015, the plaintiff commenced an action to…