Category: Professional Malpractice

On May 2, 2023, Justice Chan of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Prospect Capital Corp. v. Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, 2023 NY Slip Op. 31505(U), holding that a plaintiff allegedly read a negligently drafted agreement does not bar a malpractice claim regarding the agreement . . . Continue reading That Plaintiff Read an Allegedly Negligently Drafted Agreement Does Not Bar a Legal Malpractice Claim

On March 30, 2023, the First Department issued a decision in Mazzone v. Alonso, Andalkar & Facher, P.C., 2023 NY Slip Op. 01746, holding that a legal malpractice claim could not be decided on summary judgment because of questions of causation . . . Continue reading Legal Malpractice Claim Must Go to Trial because of Questions Regarding Causation

On December 20, 2022, Justice Chan of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Gad v. Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel, LLP, 2022 NY Slip Op. 34357(U), dismissing a legal malpractice claim for failure adequately to allege causation . . . Continue reading Legal Malpractice Claim Fails for Insufficient Allegations of Causation

On November 18, 2022, Justice Cohen issued a decision in Channel Fabrics, Inc. v. Skwiersky, Alpert & Bressler LLP, 2022 NY Slip Op. 33991(U), dismissing an accounting malpractice claims because, among other reasons, the plaintiff failed adequately to allege causation . . . Continue reading Accounting Malpractice Claim Dismissed for Failure Adequately to Allege Causation

On November 16, 2022, Justice Borrok of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in CBH Med., P.C. v. Merit Sys., LLC, 2022 NY Slip Op. 33868(U), holding that project managers cannot be subject to a professional malpractice claim . . . Continue reading Project Managers Cannot be Subject of Professional Malpractice Claim

On October 7, 2022, Justice Borrok of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in CBH Med., PC v. Merit Sys., LLC, 2022 NY Slip Op. 22325, holding that project managers are not subject to malpractice claims . . . Continue reading Project Managers Not Subject to Professional Malpractice Claims

On October 7, 2022, Justice Borrok of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in CBH Med., PC v. Merit Sys., LLC, 2022 NY Slip Op. 33365(U), holding that project managers are not subject to claims for professional malpractice . . . Continue reading Project Managers Not Subject to Claims for Professional Malpractice

On August 2, 2022, the First Department issued a decision in Markov v. Barrows, 2022 NY Slip Op. 04780, holding that a legal malpractice claim failed because the plaintiff did not show how the defendants’ malpractice damaged the plaintiff . . . Continue reading Legal Malpractice Claim Fails for Failure to Show How the Alleged Malpractice Injured Plaintiff