On May 25, 2022, Justice Gomez of the Bronx County Commercial Division issued a decision in Escabi v. Twins Contr., LLC, 2022 NY Slip Op. 50423(U), granting summary judgment dismissing a claim for architectural malpractice for failure to present expert evidence establishing malpractice . . . Continue reading Architectural Malpractice Claim Dismissed for Lack of Expert Opinion
On May 19, 2022, the First Department issued a decision in Pope Invs. II LLC v. Belmont Partners, LLC, 2022 NY Slip Op. 03334, holding that investment bankers could be liable for professional malpractice . . . Continue reading Investment Bankers Can by Liable for Professional Malpractice
On April 26, 2022, Justice Platkin of the Albany County Commercial Division issued a decision in New York State Thruway Auth. v. CHA Consulting, Inc., 2022 NY Slip Op. 50330(U), holding that a claim for professional malpractice against an engineer accrues when the client receives the engineer’s work product . . . Continue reading Claim for Professional Negligence Against Engineer Accrues When Client Receives Work Product
On March 2, 2022, the Second Department issued a decision in Ripa v. Petrosyants, 2022 NY Slip Op. 01336, holding that a written engagement letter is not required to create an attorney-client relationship . . . Continue reading Written Engagement Letter Not Required to Create Attorney-Client Relationship
On December 8, 2021, the Second Department issued a decision in Rudovic v. Law Off. of Timothy A. Green, 2021 NY Slip Op. 06873, affirming the dismissal of a legal malpractice claim for failing to show how counsel’s negligence caused the client’s losses . . . Continue reading Legal Malpractice Claim Dismissed for Failure to Show That Counsel’s Negligence Caused the Client’s Loss
On November 3, 2021, the Second Department issued a decision in Goodman v. Weiss, Zarett, Brofman, Sonnenklar & Levy, P.C., 2021 NY Slip Op. 05957, holding that the continuous representation doctrine did not toll a legal malpractice claim when the continued representation was unrelated to the alleged malpractice . . . Continue reading Continuous Representation Doctrine Does Not Toll Malpractice Claim When Continued Representation Unrelated to Alleged Malpractice
