In this recurring situation, plaintiff has both a California and a NY connection, and hired an attorney to do some work, which eventually goes sour. Frequently a case like this comes up in the entertainment field, with its CA and NY roots. As an example, Basilotta v Warshavsky ; 2011 NY Slip Op 32185(U); August…

The claims in this case (and the related cases) cannot be harmonized with the defenses.  This series of huge real estate transactions either reveals corruption and theft, or plaintiff is totally wrong.  There does not seem to be any middle ground.

Silver v Newman   2012 NY Slip Op 32572(U)   October 2, 2012   Supreme Court, Suffolk…

Try to sort through Tolmosova v Umarova   2012 NY Slip Op 51921(U)     Decided on October 1, 2012   Supreme Court, Kings County   Schmidt, J. and you will see two things.  There is a reason such a large percentage of new businesses fail.  The second is that the hearing on this case must have been amazing.…

We don’t often see a US District Court Judge get so worked up.  Here, in PAUL BLACK, Plaintiff, -against- JEFFREY S. SCHWARTZ and LAW OFFICE OF JEFFREY S. SCHWARTZ, Defendants.09-CV-2271(JS)(GRB)     UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK     2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 132524 we see a garden or varietal legal malpractice…

The statute of limitations exists in part because of the human need to get things behind us.  For commerce and (in general) life to keep on the law imposes a bright-line, specific period of time, after which it’s just too late.  To be fair, even when some are disenfranchised, its a good idea.

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It’s often said to us that a predecessor attorney was corrupt, or "took" the money, or was "bought."  We’ve yet to see direct evidence of attorney corruption, but the case of AMY R. GURVEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, -v.- COWAN, LIEBOWITZ & LATMAN, P.C., CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC., LIVE NATION, INC., INSTANT LIVE CONCERTS, LLC, NEXTICKETING, INC., WILLIAM …

In an unusual turn of events, defendant moved to amend his answer and for summary judgment.  His motion was denied, and he took an appeal.  In an unusual timing situation, trial and verdict in the case , Borges v Placeres  2012 NY Slip Op 51883(U)  Decided on October 3, 2012 Appellate Term, First Department favor…

"An attorney who defends himself has a fool for a client" appears to date from 1809 in the Philadelphia the Port Folio.  Nothing has changed over the past 200 years.  In Guerrera v Zysk
2012 NY Slip Op 06578   Decided on October 3, 2012   Appellate Division, Second Department  we see an example.  Defendant attorney appears pro-se. …