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, New York County Docket Number: Index No. 115106/2004.
“To the extent the motion by Flomenhaft…
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 each other for financial reasons which then devolves into legal malpractice claims over how the…
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 for” the attorney’s negligence “the plaintiff would have succeeded on the merits of the underlying…
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 for summary judgment, even after an appellate reversal.
“In this action to recover damages, inter…
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 res judicata. Often, in similar settings, these defenses succeed.
“In the underlying action, All in…
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 its accountants. Claims of embezzlement, mistakes, hiring and firing abound. In the end claims were…
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 this case, defendants’ own application to the IRS doomed the defense.
“NFGTV’s motion (Mtn. Seq.…
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, Secured Worldwide, LLC (“Secured”), predecessor ininterest to American Diamond Mint LLC, and its principal, plaintiff…
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 estate. Where should the claim be brought and if brought in NY is it materially…
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, can apply both individually and when the law firm is representing a person as an…
