It really does not matter how many times one goes to the well;  there is either water or no water.  In Armatas v Kestenbaum 2020 NY Slip Op 07846 [189 AD3d 1319] December 23, 2020 Appellate Division, Second Department a city attorney-defendant kept at it until the case was dismissed on all grounds, actual or…

United States Life Ins. Co. in the City of N.Y. v Horowitz  2021 NY Slip Op 01877 [192 AD3d 613] March 25, 2021 Appellate Division, First Department os the rare case in which the Appellate Division soundingly finds that a Judiciary Law § 487 claim is stated.

“Judiciary Law § 487 (1) provides that an…

The Big Accounting firms in the US dispense CPA and some legal advice on taxes.  How to parse one from the other is discussed in Boesky v Levine  2021 NY Slip Op 02059 [193 AD3d 403] April 1, 2021 Appellate Division, First Department.

“The motion court properly dismissed as time barred the legal malpractice claims…

The statute of limitations is approaching, yet the underlying case is not yet finished. How to handle this problem?  Aydiner v Karasik Law Group, P.C.  2021 NY Slip Op 30781(U) March 15, 2021 Supreme Court, Richmond County Docket Number: 151944/2020 Judge: Ralph J. Porzio catalogues the possibilities.

“The key question in the instant Motion is…

Speculation on how a judge will rule can sometimes be elided, sometimes not.  Denisco v Uysal  2021 NY Slip Op 04118 Decided on June 30, 2021 Appellate Division, Second Department was an unsuccessful example.

“In August 2015, the plaintiff retained the defendants to represent him in connection with a claim for workers’ compensation benefits based…

Almost uniformly claims of overbilling or unnecessary legal work and fees are dismissed as “duplicitive” of a legal malpractice claim.  Dubon v Drexel  2021 NY Slip Op 04119 Decided on June 30, 2021 Appellate Division, Second Department is a rare example where the Court distinguishes between a real contract claim and one which is based…

Plaintiffs, parties to a FTC action, were co-parties with another, whom it seems, was treated differently by the attorneys.  InLabMD, Inc. v Buchanan 2021 NY Slip Op 04084 Decided on June 24, 2021 Appellate Division, First Department we see them strike out.  Dismissal is affirmed across the board.

“Despite their characterization in the amended complaint,…

Lewis v Pierce Bainbridge Beck Price Hecht LLP  2021 NY Slip Op 03911
Decided on June 17, 2021 Appellate Division, First Department shows the high bar for a Judiciary Law § 487 claim.  “Troubling” is just not enough.

“The alleged statements made by defendant Conley in the course of litigation are immune from liability for…