No Plenary Action, No Legal Malpractice, No Recusal
There is a certain category of legal malpractice cases which arise when the client recovers a settlement or verdict, but is unhappy with the fees, distributions, liens, or disbursements, and the entire...
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Rubin v EFP Rotenberg, LLP 2026 NY Slip Op 02803 May 5, 2026 Appellate Division, First Department is a case about reliance on an accountant and making a loan based upon that advice. Here plaintiff got...
View ArticleMoney Lost in New York is Not Sufficient for Jurisdiction in New York
Ardent Harmony Fund, Inc. v BDO Trinity Ltd. 2026 NY Slip Op 02090 [248 AD3d 859] April 8, 2026 Appellate Division, Second Department is the story of a mutual fund domiciled in the Cayman Islands who...
View ArticleBe Careful With That Attachment, Eugene!
Cyngiel v Krigsman 2026 NY Slip Op 03942 June 24, 2026 Appellate Division, Second Department is an example of what can go wrong with an overreach. “In an action, inter alia, for an accounting, the...
View ArticleCapacity to Sue and Standing To Sue- Compare and Contrast
Kushakow v Law Offs. of Joseph B. Rosenberg 2026 NY Slip Op 00882 [246 AD3d 885]February 18, 2026 Appellate Division, Second Department mentions but does not really discuss Judiciary Law 487. It does...
View ArticleA Convenience Car Ownership and Insurance
Gruber v Donaldsons, Inc. 2026 NY Slip Op 04182 July 1, 2026 Appellate Division, Second Department is an unusual set up for a legal malpractice case, which involves the car dealership, GEICO,...
View ArticlePro-Se Attorneys and Judiciary Law 487
There are limits on when a Judiciary Law 487 claim applies, and Nimkoff v Waldbaum2026 NY Slip Op 04203 July 1, 2026 Appellate Division, Second Department holds that one of them is that the attorney...
View ArticleIt’s Always the “But For” Part of The Case
Kolyer v Sallah 2026 NY Slip Op 04287 July 8, 2026 Appellate Division, Second Department is one of those cases from the Second Department that is a little short on description and requires reading...
View ArticleHow Much Is Necessary For Long-Arm Jurisdiction in New York
Ardent Harmony Fund, Inc. v BDO Trinity Ltd. 2026 NY Slip Op 02090 [248 AD3d 859] April 8, 2026 Appellate Division, Second Department describes the attempt to bring an accounting malpractice case in...
View ArticleBack and Forth and Back Again in the Supreme Court
In Mrkulhttps://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/current/3dseries/2026/2026_04499.shtmlic v Peters 2026 NY Slip Op 04499 July 22, 2026 Appellate Division, Second Department, the Supreme Court judge gave...
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