Garden City, NY
Ethics and professional responsibility Lawyer at Garden City, NY
Practice Areas: Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Litigation ... +2 more
OUTCOME: Directed verdict in favor of defendant.
On motion in limine, court held that plaintiff could not offer evidence to support her damges claim at legal malpractice trial that would not have been available to her at the time of the underlying de ... ntal malpractice trial. At trial, directed verdict awarded in favor of Leffler defendant at conclusion of plaintiff's case.
OUTCOME: Summary judgment to plaintiff reversed on appeal.
OUTCOME: Summary judgment awarded to defendant.
OUTCOME: Reversal on appeal in favor of defendant.
Appellate Division clarified law in New York and held that a defendant in a legal malpractice action is entitled to both Interrogatories and a deposition of the plaintiff.
OUTCOME: Partial dismissal in favor of defendant.
Cause of action against defendant dismissed on the grounds that no act or omission on the part of the defendant was the proximate cause of plaintiff's claimed damages as successor counsel had opportuni ... ty to protect plaintiff's interests.
OUTCOME: Action dismissed on appeal.
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