Howlader v Aranow Law, P.C. 2025 NY Slip Op 05505 [242 AD3d 841] October 8, 2025
Appellate Division, Second Department is a case lost to plaintiff on the “but for” axis, where the court found that Plaintiff would not have obtained a homestead exemption in bankruptcy, so there was no damage.

“In this legal malpractice…

Sanders Equities LLC v Maldonado 2025 NY Slip Op 34592(U) December 17, 2025
Supreme Court, Nassau County Docket Number: Index No. 605681/2022
Judge: Sharon M.J. Gianelli is the only decision we remember where plaintiff was wholly successful, obtained an inquest, and received legal malpractice damages, breach of fiduciary duty damages, disgorgement of previously paid fees…

In Hilpert v 16 Judge SPV LLC 2025 NY Slip Op 34683(U) December 4, 2025
Supreme Court, Kings County Docket Number: Index No. 522220/2025
Judge: Reginald A. Boddie the pro-se case ends in dismissal, sanctions and a vexatious litigant finding against the pro-se plaintiff. AI research may have had a part.

“Defendant David Koshers, Esq.

Sales of assets and sales of businesses always face a looming threat of bankruptcy if the consideration is stock or later payments. In Lobesity LLC v Thompson Hine LLP
2025 NY Slip Op 34701(U) December 4, 2025 Supreme Court, New York County
Docket Number: Index No. 159051/2024 Judge, Joel M. Cohen found that there was…

Patel v Rose Law Group PLLC 2025 NY Slip Op 52027(U) Decided on November 19, 2025
Supreme Court, New York County Lebovits, J. demonstrates where the central locus of almost all legal malpractice claims lies: in the “but for” causation analysis. Here, plaintiffs pointed out discovery shortcomings and missing arguments. That, however, was insufficient.

“Plaintiff…

Tsirklin v Wolfe 2025 NY Slip Op 52011(U) Decided on December 9, 2025 Supreme Court, Westchester County Rivera, J. makes one surprising finding, and one easily understandable finding.

A non-party attorney’s affirmation (using pre-2024 language was ruled inadmissible for lack of the 2024 CPLR 2016 language. The retainer agreement was held to determine whether plaintiff…

Gelwan v De Ratafia 2025 NY Slip Op 07093 Decided on December 18, 2025 Appellate Division, First Department is a convoluted story of old attorneys, new attorneys, associated attorneys and a fee which was pursued by each of the attorneys.

“Order, Supreme Court, New York County (David B. Cohen, J.), entered on or about October…

Nerayoff v Covington & Burling LLP 2025 NY Slip Op 34563(U) November 25, 2025 Supreme Court, New York County Docket Number: Index No. 158208/2024 Judge: Mary V. Rosado, is that avis rara criminal defense legal malpractice case that permits the claim upon a showing of actual innocence. While that structural defense was not deployed or…