In Apollo Elec., Inc. v Aman Devs. LLC 2023 NY Slip Op 33466(U)
October 5, 2023 Supreme Court, New York County Docket Number: Index No. 155250/2019 Judge Debra A. James surveys the difference between breach of contract by an architect and malpractice by an architect.

The difference can have profound effects on the statute of…

Incorporated Vil. of Freeport v Albrecht, Viggiano, Zurich & Co., P.C. 2024 NY Slip Op 01800 Decided on April 3, 2024 Appellate Division, Second Department is the one-in-a-million summary judgment for plaintiff in a professional negligence case.

“The plaintiff commenced this action, inter alia, to recover damages for accounting malpractice against the defendants, Albrecht, Viggiano…

Rothman v Sandra Radna, P.C. 2024 NY Slip Op 02102 Decided on April 18, 2024
Appellate Division, First Department demonstrates that there are many procedural traps which can doom a later legal malpractice claim. In this setting, a stipulation collaterally estopped Plaintiff from suing the attorneys later.

“Plaintiff previously litigated whether defendants were entitled to…

A common thread to legal malpractice litigation in New York is real estate, and not coincidentally, landlord-tenant issues. Often these cases involve multi-million dollar losses. SJB RE Holdings, LLC v Gifford 2024 NY Slip Op 30924(U) March 21, 2024
Supreme Court, Saratoga County Docket Number: Index No. EF20233420 Judge: Richard A. Kupferman is an upstate…

1650 Broadway Assoc., Inc. v Sturm 2024 NY Slip Op 01864 Decided on April 04, 2024
Appellate Division, First Department Renwick, P.J. is the story of a Diner, a Family and Fraud.

“Plaintiff 1650 Broadway Associates, Inc. is the owner of the iconic Stardust Diner, a family business originally owned by Irving Sturm and plaintiff…

Now that Urias v. Buttafuoco, has been decided by the Court of Appeals would Gelwan v De Ratafia 2023 NY Slip Op 32953(U) August 25, 2023 Supreme Court, New York County
Docket Number: Index No. 654525/2016 Judge: David B. Cohen have been decided differently as to the Judiciary Law 487 claim?

In Urias, the Court…

Jones Law Firm, P.C. v J Synergy Green, Inc. 2024 NY Slip Op 31127(U) April 2, 2024
Supreme Court, New York County Docket Number: Index No. 653730/2023 Judge: Lyle E. Frank illustrates the principle that while there may be a Code of Professional Conduct violation, there must be a proximate connection with pecuniary damages to…

Legal malpractice claims frequently arise over real estate. in Mandour v Rafalsky
2024 NY Slip Op 31086(U) April 1, 2024 Supreme Court, New York County
Docket Number: Index No. 651819/2022 Judge: Andrea Masley there is the added (frequent) dispute between siblings with death and incompetency issues thrown in.

“Plaintiffs Nariman M. Mandour, as both beneficiary…