In Bernard v Proskauer Rose, LLP; 2011 NY Slip Op 06184 ; Appellate Division, First Department we see a situation in which plaintiff sues his attorneys, who defend by arguing that the plaintiff brought it all upon himself.
"In this action for legal malpractice, breach of fiduciary duty and breach of contract, plaintiff…
In Legal Malpractice the question of a statute of limitations often arises. Legal malpractice accrues on the date that the mistake is made, not on the day plaintiff discovers it. Continuous representation allows plaintiff to continue to use the attorney, and does not require an immediate suit, In Aronov v Law Off. of Roman Popik, …
in MCCLUSKEY -v.- NEW YORK STATE UNIFIED COURT SYSTEM, CHIEF JUDGE JONATHAN LIPPMAN, GABOR & GABOR, DAVID GABOR, HOPE GABOR, Defendants-Appellees we see a pro-se litigant’s swipe at the NYS Court system, and his former attorneys. This Federal case takes place after plaintiff lost a legal malpractice case against the same defendant-attorneys.
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Real estate broker is asked to find a buyer. Broker presents a buyer, but no deal ensues. Broker papers the transaction and sits back. Later transaction goes through and Broker eventually seeks commission. Sellers attorney is sues. Is he liable?
Land Man Realty, Inc. v Faraone 2012 NY Slip Op 08218 Decided on November 29…
Plaintiff sues attorneys for a divorce situation in which he alleges they represented both him and his wife, and lost about $1 million for him in the proceedings. His complaint, in Verdelis v Landsman ; 2011 NY Slip Op 32196(U); Sup Ct, NY County; Docket Number: 651767/10; Judge: Judith J. Gische survives both a CPLR…
In DUSHYANT KURUWA and MONICA ARGUELLES, Plaintiffs, -v.- MILTON L. MEYERS, Defendant.;09 Civ. 4412 (GWG);UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ;2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 122466; October 21, 2011, we a most unusual case of successful pro-se litigants. Even more so, the Court granted punitive damages agaisnt the attorney. In…
Plaintiff’s husband was the victim of a really serious act of medical malpractice and hired defendant Buttafuoco to handle the case. he was successful, and settled the case for $ 3.7 million. What followed is a morass of claims, counterclaims and accusations.
Husband needed a guardian, and Wife was appointed. In Urias v Daniel P. …
Reading the beginning of this case immediately brought us back to a Conflicts class at law school. We were to to analyze an auto accident in which plaintiff resided in state A and the accident took place in state B and the insurer was from state C…well you get the picture. Here in Cambridge Integrated Servs. …
In Simoni v Costigan 2012 NY Slip Op 07882 Decided on November 20, 2012 Appellate Division, First Department plaintiff tries to get the ongoing personal injury action consolidated with a legal malpractice action. Plaintiff fails. We cannot tell why, from the decision, and the underlying Supreme Court decision is not available to us. In general…
In legal malpractice litigation there is always the "prior" or "defendant" attorney and usually a "successor" attorney. What discovery may entail between them, and what portion of the successor’s file may be disclosed? Ingram Yuzek Gainen Carroll & Bertolotti, LLP v
Coden 2012 NY Slip Op 32741(U) October 23, 2012 Supreme Court, New York…
