Plaintiff  in this Long Island Legal Malpractice case was a company that wanted to create and bottle barbecue sauce. They looked for a site, and unfortunately came up with a building on a hazardous waste site.  However, only the attorneys knew of this small problem, and they did not let the clients know.

"RITTER, J.:  The issue to be decided on this appeal is whether the defendants-attorneys committed legal malpractice in their representation of the plaintiffs in the negotiation and closing of a lease and purchase option agreement concerning certain commercial property. The plaintiffs sought the property for the purpose of manufacturing barbecue sauce. Approximately two years prior to the signing of the agreement, the subject property was classified as an inactive hazardous waste disposal site. The defendants knew that there were [*2]environmental violations concerning the property that had to be dealt with and wrote to the relevant enforcement agencies asking for details. Despite the fact that those letters were never responded to, the defendants advised the plaintiffs to enter into the agreement at issue on an "as is" basis. The defendants never informed the plaintiffs of the environmental violations or the consequence of the "as is" clause of the agreement until two years later. We find the jury’s determination that the plaintiffs were entitled to such information before entering into the agreement, and that the defendants committed malpractice by failing to advise the plaintiffs about the violations and the effect of the "as is" clause, was reached on a fair interpretation of the evidence. "