Legal malpractice cases traditionally hew to the Legal Malpractice – Breach of Contract – Breach of Fiduciary axis.  Outlier cases add in some exotic causes of action. Gleyzerman v Law Offs. of Arthur Gershfeld & Assoc., PLLC 2017 NY Slip Op 07200  Decided on October 12, 2017  Appellate Division, First Department is a overbilling case,…

Either Volvo owned the car and leased it to the auto accident defendant or it did not.  Simple issue, no?  How did this simple issue morph into an auto accident trial where Jacoby & Meyers represented plaintiff and the proofs were not in place before the jury.  More puzzling, how did this proof elude the…

Centre Lane Partners, LLC v Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher, & Flom LLP  2017 NY Slip Op 07221  Decided on October 17, 2017  Appellate Division, First Department illustrates two rules.  One of the rules is the borrowing statute, and the second is one that is both out-of-state and foreign to NY jurisprudence.

The borrowing statute, in…

An elderly couple sells some real estate and want to insulate the proceeds for estate planning purposes, specifically Medicare planning.  They have to make the transaction such that they keep the proceeds and shield them from a 5 year look-back review by Medicare.  As a reader of this blog, you surmise that something goes wrong. …

Wright v Kok-Min Kyan  2017 NY Slip Op 32057(U) September 28, 2017 Supreme Court, New York County Docket Number: 805475/2016 Judge: Eileen A. Rakower is a medical malpractice case that explains what to do when service of the summons and complaint has gone awry.

“Plaintiffs served the Summons with Notice upon Lenox Hill Hospital by…

It looks like Plaintiff came to dislike Supreme Court, New York County.  It wanted out, even after the Court dismissed on summary judgment, without prejudice.  They had the chance to re-file there, but instead took the case to Westchester County.  Forum shopping?  We don’t know. But EB Brands Holdings, Inc. v McGladrey, LLP  2017…