Babad v Oratz 2025 NY Slip Op 05490 Decided on October 8, 2025 Appellate Division, Second Department is short and to the point. New evidence, obtained after dismissal of the prior case cannot support collateral estoppel.
“In June 2023, the plaintiff commenced this action to recover damages for fraud, aiding and abetting fraud, and violation…
Balestriere PLLC v Ray 2025 NY Slip Op 34005(U) October 15, 2025 Supreme Court, New York County Docket Number: Index No. 154425/2023 Judge: Mary V. Rosado is a multiple attorney v. client fee and Judiciary Law 487 claim which was dismissed this month. We wonder whether Urias v. Daniel P. Buttafuoco & Associates, 41 N.Y.3d…
Jfurti, LLC v Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovky & Popeo, P.C. 2025 NY Slip Op 33977(U) October 15, 2025 Supreme Court, New York County Docket Number: Index No. 155965/2024 Judge: Anar R. Patel is the story of a $ 38 Million judgment which just faded away.
“Jfurti is a Delaware limited liability company whose…
Peck v Milbank LLP 2025 NY Slip Op 05895 Decided on October 23, 2025
Appellate Division, First Department is an odd judiciary Law 487 case, with overlapping issues of deceit and conflict of interest in a trust setting.
“The cause of action for violation of Judiciary Law § 487 fails to allege any cognizable acts…
Will B. Sandler Disclaimer Trust v Swersky 2025 NY Slip Op 05909 Decided on October 23, 2025 Appellate Division, First Department is a unique legal malpractice case brought, unsuccessfully, against a non-attorney.
“Nonparty Will B. Sandler was an attorney who entered into a number of business ventures with defendant David M. Swersky over the course…
Belair & Evans LLP v Rizzo 2025 NY Slip Op 33804(U) October 2, 2025 Supreme Court, New York County Docket Number: Index No. 654131/2015 Judge: Judy H. Kim has not worked out well for the doctor-client. Faced with an OPMC inquiry, he retained Plaintiff law firm, which worked out a settlement. Faced with the law…
Chanos v Tarter, Krinsky & Drogin LLP 2025 NY Slip Op 33729(U) September 15, 2025 Supreme Court, New York County Docket Number: Index No. 151797/2022 Judge: Lynn R. Kotler deals with a legal malpractice case in which an attorney was deposed on behalf of himself as well as on behalf of the firm. Plaintiff then…
CPLR 203(d) is a little known exception to the three-year statute of limitations for legal malpractice under CPLR 214(6), and allows any claims, whether time barred or not, to survive as an offset. In Landy Wolf, PLLC v Sanko 2025 NY Slip Op 33690(U) September 27, 2025 Supreme Court, New York County Docket Number: Index…
Merely repeating that plaintiffs were unable to prove the element of causation, without explaining why, in Howlader v Aranow Law, P.C. 2025 NY Slip Op 05505 Decided on October 8, 2025 Appellate Division, Second Department affirmed denial of summary judgment to plaintiff and the grant of summary judgment to defendants.
“In this legal malpractice action…
Condon Paxos PLLC v SRC Constr. Corp. of Monroe 2025 NY Slip Op 51505(U) Decided on September 15, 2025 Supreme Court, Rockland County Cornell, J. is a discussion of ancient legal malpractice law coupled with application of a settlement agreement and determines whether the law firm may claim a contingent fee after being fired, settling…
