Jury verdicts in the Legal Malpractice field are rare. Most cases are settled, and the balance are disposed of in motion practice. We are proud to share a New York Law Journal news article with you about this Legal Malpractice Jury Verdict from Supreme Court, Westchester County.
“A jury awarded nearly $400,000 to a Westchester…
Salyamov v Lyhovsky 2017 NY Slip Op 00929 Decided on February 7, 2017 Appellate Division, First Department is a very short, very direct reversal of summary judgment in which the AD reverses the opinion of Justice Wright, who has since been transferred from Supreme Court to Family Court. How could there have been such a…
Legal malpractice is an arcane and complicated body of law. It has certain doctrines and principles that do not show up in other areas of the law. Some are found in medical malpractice and some are found nowhere else. The attorney-judgment rule is one doctrine that is shared with medical malpractice. The “but for “…
Continuing to review the 2016 Judiciary Law § 487 Cases:
Titan Capital ID, LLC v Eshaghpour 2016 NY Slip Op 31925(U) October 13, 2016
Supreme Court, New York County Docket Number: 650128/2016 Judge: O. Peter Sherwood
On Oral Argument the JL 487 was withdrawn on consent
We continue to review Judiciary Law §487 cases frp 2016:
19. Kaplan v Valley Natl. Bank 2016 NY Slip Op 51108(U) [52 Misc 3d 1210(A)] Decided on July 20, 2016 Supreme Court, Suffolk County Emerson, J.
“The plaintiff’s mother, Marilyn Kaplan, executed a will in 1994, leaving her interest in the home that she shared…
We’re proud to share our article in today’s New York Law Journal: The Statute of Limitations in Legal Malpractice.
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…
We continue with the cases:
7. Neroni v Follender 2016 NY Slip Op 01527 [137 AD3d 1336] March 3, 2016 Appellate Division, Third Department is the story of a defendant who was sued and lost, then turned around and sued the plaintiffs and their attorneys not unlike a poster-child for the principle of privity. It…
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…
