In Caso v Miranda Sambursky Slone Sklarin Verveniotis LLP, 180 AD3d 611, 612-13 [1st Dept 2020], the court held that the attorney was not liable to his client for testimony of a witness at a deposition: Plaintiff’s contention in this legal malpractice action Read More »
Liable for failing to take actions outside the scope of representation?
In Portus Singapore PTE LTD v Kenyon & Kenyon LLP, 16CV6865 (JGK), 2020 WL 1501886, at *5-6 [SDNY Mar. 30, 2020], the court dealt with the issue of whether the attorney can be held liable to his client for failing to Read More »
Breach of contract action against an attorney
In dismissing the plaintiff’s claim against an attorney for violating Judiciary Law Section 487, the New York State Court of Appeals held: Here, viewing the facts in the light most favorable to plaintiffs (see De Lourdes Torres v Jones, 26 Read More »
Plaintiffs’ Judiciary Law Section 487 cause of action was properly dismissed.
In dismissing the plaintiff’s claim against an attorney for violating Judiciary Law Section 487, the New York State Court of Appeals held: Here, viewing the facts in the light most favorable to plaintiffs (see De Lourdes Torres v Jones, 26 Read More »
The meaning and coverage of a general release depends on the controversy being settled.
While a party may negotiate for a general release when settling a party’s claim, it does not necessarily mean that the release covered all matters which were not envisioned when the release was given. As stated in Gorunkati v Baker Sanders, Read More »
