Yesterday we discussed the legal malpractice aspect of Billiard Balls Mgt. LLC v Mintzer Sarowitz Zeris  Ledva & Meyers, LLP  2018 NY Slip Op 32019(U)  August 17, 2018
Supreme Court, New York County  Docket Number: 153477/2016  Judge: Carol R. Edmead.  It was dismissed, mostly on the basis of lack of privity, backed up by lack…

Judiciary Law § 487 is an ancient part of the common law, recently elevated from a mere statute by the Court of Appeals.  That being said, the First and the Second Departments have a major difference in an agreed upon definition.  Here, in Bill Birds, Inc. v Stein Law Firm, P.C.
2018 NY Slip Op…

This entire episode could have been prevented.  The most likely reason for the problem is that the landlord purchased the building at a foreclosure sale and never became aware that the prior owner had entered into a stunning stipulation.  Beyond that mere fact, it is true that ancient SRO regulations on the UWS created a…

A thorough read of the decision in Matter of Gomez  2018 NY Slip Op 32127(U)  August 6, 2018
Surrogate’s Court, Nassau County  Docket Number: 2011-365510/B Judge: Margaret C. Reilly is an eye-opener.  Look at the billings and look at the Court’s cuts.  It’s worth a complete read.

Brothers-in-law can be a problem to a successful car sales operation as is sadly set forth in Brausch v Devery  2018 NY Slip Op 31929(U) August 7, 2018  Supreme Court, Suffolk County
Docket Number: 11-28918  Judge: Denise F. Molia.  Plaintiff has a nice little used car lot and allows his brother-in-law to help him run…

We are pleased to report that the Law Office of Andrew Lavoott Bluestone has been selected once again for Best Lawyers in America – 2019 for Legal Malpractice.

Well, not for simply hiring an e-Discovery company, but for hiring a pet e-Discovery company which egregiously overbilled might lead to liability for the law firm.  We look at FTI Consulting, Inc. v CT Miami, LLC  2018 NY Slip Op 31923(U)  August 6, 2018  Supreme Court, New York County
Docket Number: 654062/2016  Judge: Melissa A.…

There are very few successful Judiciary Law § 487 cases.  Courts stretch and bend to find a way around what appears to be actual deceit by attorneys.  Take Matneja v Zito  2018 NY Slip Op 05298  Decided on July 18, 2018  Appellate Division, Second Department as an example.  Here it is alleged that a law…