There are some differences between legal malpractice and accounting malpractice, but far more similarities.  One major difference, as set forth in New York State Workers’ Compensation Bd. v Fuller & LaFiura, CPAs, P.C.  2017 NY Slip Op 00225  Decided on January 12, 2017
Appellate Division, Third Department is that traditionally accountants do work in one…

Divorce is a huge step.  It ends a marriage and brings with it seismic shock.  When (as always) this type of event is coupled with legal representation, the client will often blame the attorney for the outcome.  Sometimes this is warranted, and sometimes not.  Barrett v Goldstein 2017 NY Slip Op 30010(U) January 3, 2017…

Bullock v Miller  2016 NY Slip Op 08268  Decided on December 8, 2016  Appellate Division, Third Department is a perfect example of how the “but for” portion of the legal malpractice world works, or alternatively, an example of how court tend to protect attorneys from their own mistakes.

Plaintiff demonstrates at least one statutory shortcoming…

We are pleased to announce that a unique case brought by this office in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York, and then appealed to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals has been certified to the New York State Court of Appeals.  Today’s New York Law Journal article by Mark Hamblett discusses…

Two things stand out in the Bernie Madoff spin-off case.  The first is that everyone involved has been determined to be a wrongdoer, and the second is that the case should have taken place in the Netherlands.

In New Greenwich Litig. Trustee, LLC v Citco Fund Servs. (Europe) B.V.  2016 NY Slip Op 06796  Decided…

We are proud to showcase today’s Outside Counsel Column in the NYLJ “The ‘But For’ Black Hole in Legal Malpractice”  written by Andrew Lavoott Bluestone.

Supreme Court, Nassau County answered yes to the question.  This tragic story pits brother against brother, with the innocent and the guilty tormented alike.

From the decision in Galasso, Langione, & Botter, LLP v Galasso  2016 NY Slip Op 51308(U)
Decided on September 19, 2016  Supreme Court, Nassau County  DeStefano, J.:

“In 1993, the Firm…