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
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All The Judiciary Law 487 Cases of 2016 (3)
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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…
Mistakes ? Sure…So What?
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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…
Today’s New York Law Journal
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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…
Wrongdoers Here, There and Potentially in the Netherlands
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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…
“The Black Hole in Legal Malpractice” in Today’s NYLJ
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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.
“Am I My Brother’s Keeper” Plays Out in a Legal Malpractice Setting
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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…
A Small Case III
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Sometimes short and concisely written opinions contain much information. Today, we cconclude with Jefferson Apts., Inc. v Mauceri 2016 NY Slip Op 26230 Decided on July 25, 2016 Supreme Court, Queens County Ritholtz, J. are simple. An accounting firm is hired to oversee the basic accounting needs of a corporation. Lots of money is missing. …
Contribution and Indemnity in Legal Malpractice
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Contribution is the concept that one party might owe another party the obligation to share in the bad times…and to be financially responsible for a claim or verdict against the first party. It matters whether the claim is for tort or contract. In legal malpractice the lines are blurred, but when the contribution is for…
An Ancient Statute is Put To A New Use
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Judiciary Law § 487 is an ancient statute, emanating from long-ago England centuries before Brexit. In Charles Deng Acupuncture, P.C. v Titan Ins. Co. 2016 NY Slip Op 26211 Decided on June 30, 2016 Civil Court Of The City Of New York, Kings County Montelione, J. we see (what appears to us) a unique and…