On March 10, 2026, the First Department issued a decision in Gans v. Leech Tishman Fuscaldo & Lampl, LLC, 2026 NY Slip Op. 01305, holding that a legal malpractice claim failed because the alleged negligence did not cause the plaintiff’s loss . . . Continue reading Malpractice Claim Fails Because Alleged Negligence Did Not Cause Plaintiff’s Loss
On June 27, 2025, the Fourth Department issued a decision in Claude Mayo Constr. Co., Inc. v. Barclay Damon LLP, 2025 NY Slip Op. 03897, holding that a legal malpractice claim was barred by a favorable settlement . . . Continue reading Legal Malpractice Claim Barred by Favorable Settlement
On May 27, 2025, the First Department issued a decision in Mandour v. Rafalsky, 2025 NY Slip Op. 03160, holding that the continuous representation doctrine does not apply to a claim arising from a business transaction with an attorney . . . Continue reading Continuous Representation Doctrine Does Not Apply to A Claim Arising from a Business Transaction With an Attorney
On January 15, 2025, the Second Department issued a decision in Meserole Hub, LLC v. Rosenzweig, 2025 NY Slip Op. 00213, holding that a negligence claim against an engineer should be dismissed as duplicative of a breach of contract claim seeking the same damages . . . Continue reading Negligence Claim Against Engineer Dismissed as Duplicative of Contract Claim
On September 6, 2024, Justice Chan of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in FTF Lending, LLC v. Mavrides, Moyal, Packman & Sadkin, LLP, 2024 NY Slip Op 33115(U), holding that despite counsel’s negligence, a client was not entitled to summary judgment on its legal malpractice claim because of questions of fact regarding whether it was the client’s negligence that was the proximate cause of its loss . . . Continue reading Question of Fact on Whether it Was Client’s Negligence or Counsel’s That Caused Client’s Loss Precluded Summary Judgment
On April 1, 2024, Justice Masley of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Mandour v. Rafalsky, 2024 NY Slip Op. 31086(U), holding that a legal malpractice claim based on a conflict of interest accrues on the date the attorney should have disclosed the conflict but failed to do so . . . Continue reading Malpractice Claim Based on Conflict of Interest Accrues on Date of Conflict
On April 4, 2024, the First Department issued a decision in 1650 Broadway Assoc., Inc. v Sturm, 2024 NY Slip Op. 01864, holding that an accounting malpractice claim based on a failure to discover a client’s fraud was not defeated by the fact that the accountant was not engaged to perform an audit . . . Continue reading Accounting Malpractice Claim Based on Failure to Discover Client’s Not Defeated by Fact that Accountant Was Not Engaged to Perform an Audit
On January 31, 2024, the Second Department issued a decision in Meserole Hub, LLC v. Rosenzweig, 2024 NY Slip Op. 00417, dismissing a professional malpractice claim as duplicative of a breach of contract claim . . . Continue reading Professional Malpractice Claim Dismissed as Duplicative of Breach of Contract Claim
On December 8, 2023, Justice Knipel of the Kings County Commercial Division issued a decision in Mawere v. Landau, 2023 NY Slip Op. 34446(U), holding that the law of the case barred a legal malpractice claim . . . Continue reading Law of the Case Barred Malpractice Claim
On December 19, 2023, the First Department issued a decision in Channel Fabrics, Inc. v. Skwiersky, Alpert & Bressler LLP, 2023 NY Slip Op. 06471, holding that an accounting malpractice claim failed because of the limited scope of the accountants’ engagement . . . Continue reading Accounting Malpractice Claim Fails Because of Limited Scope of Accountants’ Engagement
