In a 10-year long case, a Manhattan judge has gutted the potential damages that can be claimed by a former hedge fund manager who is suing Greenberg Traurig and former partner Leslie Corwin for attorney deceit.
James Melcher was seeking about $16.5 million in damages from a Section 487 attorney deceit claim against Greenberg and Corwin. As a result of the ruling by Manhattan Supreme Court Justice O. Peter Sherwood, the total amount of claimed damages, although unclear, would be a fraction of the initial proposed damages.
