Marsha White, who has been deaf since birth, alleged that when she retained Chelli & Bush to represent her after a personal injury automobile accident, she stressed the need to have an interpreter available during all phases of the litigation.
March 19, 2013 at 12:00 AM
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A Staten Island judge has dismissed a legal malpractice action in which a deaf client alleged that her attorneys breached their ethical duty by failing to provide a sign language interpreter when the client agreed to a settlement. Supreme Court Justice Joseph Maltese found that the client failed to state recoverable pecuniary damages.
White v. Chelli & Bush, 2013 NY Slip Op 30491, stemmed from a personal injury automobile accident involving plaintiff Marsha White, who has been deaf since birth.
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