Whether it is subconscious, whether it is intentional, or whether it is simply ingrained into the minds of attorneys, legal malpractice is handled differently from all other torts.  Yesterday’s decision from the Court of Appeals highlights this difference.

Dombrowski v Bulson  2012 NY Slip Op 04203   Decided on May 31, 2012   Court of Appeals is…

The "frozen out" minority loses a corporate cause of action – contract case, and believes that the attorneys for the majority colluded with the majority to freeze them out.  They believe that the attorneys helped the majority to breach fiduciary duties.  They felt that there was sufficient evidence to support a claim for legal malpractice…

How does a settlement affect the later legal malpractice claim against the attorney who represented plaintiff in the settlement?  We have seen an erosion of the standard that a legal malpractice claim after settlement is permitted if plaintiff was ‘effectively compelled" to settle because of the departures of the attorney.  In some divorce cases in…

A French artist wants to buy an apartment in New York for a studio and living space. So far, this could be the start of a fairy tale in which the artist comes to NY, works hard, triumphs, etc. But, this real estate transaction soon turned to legal malpractice litigation. One reason for the problems…

Schneider v. Finmann, 15 NY3d 306 (2010) notwithstanding, Pace v Raisman & Assoc., Esqs., LLP   2012 NY Slip Op 03989   Decided on May 23, 2012   Appellate Division, Second Department
is yet another case in which alleged legal malpractice in a trust setting is dismissed on statute of limitations grounds.

"In 2001 the plaintiff’s decedent sought…

We are pleased to announce the publication of out Outside Counsel Column " Legal Malpractice in Matrimonial Litigation" from this week.

Fortress Credit Corp. suedDechert LLP, and lost  after Marc Dreier "proposed to plaintiffs that they participate in a short-term note program to finance the purchase of foreign real estate assets. The designated borrower would be Dreier’s clients, Solow Realty & Development Company, LLC, and affiliated companies controlled by real estate developer Sheldon Solow…

Nachama Hirsch is the pro-se defendant in this attorney fee-legal malpractice case.  She was the wife in a divorce where the husband was able to take the couples assets into bankruptcy during the period between the grant of an order against him and the entry, and in doing so took millions away from the rightful…