This case is all about Long Island law firms and a case against Computer Associates and Kaye Scholer.  Plaintiff is reprsented by Tom Liotti, who is the defendant in a libel case we reported yesterday.  Computer Associates and its employees are represented by anlther Long island law firm, Lynn & Gartner.  Farrell Fritz rounds out the LI lineup.

Salvatore v. Kumar, 2007 NY Slip Op 08435  Case of legal malpractice dismissed  against the law firm. "The defendants Kaye Scholer and Parver correctly contend that, inasmuch as they were never retained by the plaintiffs Wright and Press, the complaint should have been dismissed insofar as asserted against them by those two plaintiffs.

Further, the defendants Kaye Scholer and Parver also correctly contend that the Supreme Court erred in denying that branch of their motion which was for leave to renew their motion to dismiss the complaint insofar as asserted against them pursuant to CPLR 3211(a)(7), based on the dismissal of the underlying causes of action alleging defamation, wrongful termination, promissory estoppel, and civil conspiracy. We agree with the contention of Kaye Scholer and Parver that dismissal of the underlying causes of action requires dismissal of the legal malpractice claim asserted against them. With the dismissal of those causes action, the plaintiff Salvatore cannot allege that "but for" Kaye Scholer’s and Parver’s alleged legal malpractice, Salvatore was wrongfully terminated and defamed and, therefore, cannot allege a legally cognizable injury ."