Kleinberg, Kaplan, Wolff & Cohen, P.C. v Ria R Squared, Inc. 2024 NY Slip Op 34315(U) December 6, 2024 Supreme Court, New York County Docket Number: Index No. 152115/2023 Judge: Emily Morales-Minerva is an attorney fee case against a former client. Question: where may the president of the former client be deposed in this fee-malpractice…

The claims in the complaint are striking. Claims that a 90-year old was pushed into a guardianship, was wrested from her home of 70 years, was defamed and was the recipient of extreme emotional distress did not state a cause of action for violation of Judiciary Law 487.

in Kohler v West End 84 Units …

Generally speaking, legal malpractice cases are styled as legal malpractice, breach of fiduciary duty and breach of contract. in Kohler v West End 84 Units LLC 2024 NY Slip Op 34215(U) November 26, 2024 Supreme Court, New York County Docket Number: Index No. 654985/2023 Judge: Lyle E. Frank, there were additionally anti-Slapp issues, defamation, fraud…

Typically legal malpractice claims are limited to a triumvirate which include Legal Malpractice, Breach of Fiduciary Duty and Breach of Contract. Often, the Breach of Fiduciary Duty and Breach of Contract claims are dismissed as “duplicitive” of the Legal Malpractice claim.

Kohler v West End 84 Units LLC 2024 NY Slip Op 34215(U) November 26…

We reported on this case when Supreme Court denied dismissal. Now the AD has affirmed in Postiglione v Sacks & Sacks, LLP 2024 NY Slip Op 06070 Decided on December 4, 2024.

“In an action to recover damages for legal malpractice, the defendants appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Karen B.

Berger v Lewis Johs Avallone Aviles, LLP 2024 NY Slip Op 05952 Decided on November 27, 2024 Appellate Division, Second Department makes the point that it is not necessary to specifically allege that the alleged malpractice “fell within the agreed scope of defendant’s representation”, although it is necessary that the actual scope of representation encompasses…

In D’Adamo v Cohen 2024 NY Slip Op 05956 Decided on November 27, 2024
Appellate Division, Second Department a legal malpractice case was dismissed because the allegations were too “conclusory,”

“In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for legal malpractice, the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Alexandra D.

In a relatively rare reversal of Supreme Court’s CPLR 3101 dismissal of a legal malpractice case, the Appellate Division, Second Department reversed and remanded Kowalski v Gold Benes, LLP 2024 NY Slip Op 05967 Decided on November 27, 2024.

“The plaintiffs commenced this action to recover damages for legal malpractice against the defendants. The plaintiffs…