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January 03, 2023 | New York Law Journal

2nd Department Upholds $1.8M Malpractice Award Against Upstate Attorney in Executor Case, Even Absent Privity

"Although an attorney representing the executor of an estate, generally, is not liable to the beneficiaries of the estate, as the attorney does not represent the estate itself, when fraud, collusion, malicious acts, or other special circumstances exist, an attorney may be liable to ... for harm caused by professional negligence," the Second Department justices wrote.
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Rich. Hosp. v. Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Formato, Ferrers, Wolf & Carone
Publication Date: 2023-01-03
Practice Area: Legal Malpractice
Industry: Legal Services | Real Estate
Court: Supreme Court, Richmond
Judge: Justice Ronald Castorina Jr.
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Case number: 150277/2022

Plaintiff Fails to Show it Would Have Prevailed 'But For' Law Firm's Negligence

Appellate Division, Second Department: December 30, 2022
Publication Date: 2022-12-30
Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
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Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Hand Down List
Judge: Unsigned
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Case number: DOCKET

Handdown List released on:December 28, 2022

Appellate Division, First Department: December 19, 2022
Publication Date: 2022-12-19
Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
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Court: Appellate Division, First Department, Appeals & Motions
Judge: Unsigned
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Case number: DOCKET

Appeals & Motions List released on:December 15, 2022

November 03, 2022 | New York Law Journal

The 'Forbidden Conduct' Defense: Is It a Subset of the 'Sole Proximate Cause' Defense or an Entirely Different Animal?

Are these really "sole proximate cause" defenses or are they an entirely different animal? That threshold question, which may or may not give rise to the same answer for all three variants of the Forbidden Conduct argument, matters.
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Law Journal Press | Digital Book New Jersey Estate Litigation 2014 Authors: Michael R. Griffinger, Paul F. Cullum III View this Book

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Appellate Division, First Department: October 31, 2022
Publication Date: 2022-10-31
Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
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Court: Appellate Division, First Department, Appeals & Motions
Judge: Unsigned
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Case number: DOCKET

Appeals & Motion list released on:October 27, 2022

Appellate Division, Second Department: October 24 & 26, 2022
Publication Date: 2022-10-28
Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
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Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Hand Down List
Judge: Unsigned
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Case number: DOCKET

Handdown List released on: October 24 & 26, 2022

October 18, 2022 | New York Law Journal

But What About But-For Causation? Challenging Legal Malpractice Claims for Lack of Proximate Cause

In recent decisions, New York courts have shown a consistent willingness to dismiss malpractice claims where a plaintiff impermissibly speculates about the causal link between a lawyer's alleged negligence and the plaintiff's damages.
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Brueninger v. Williams
Publication Date: 2022-09-29
Practice Area: Legal Malpractice
Industry: Legal Services
Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, U.S. - SDNY
Judge: District Judge John P. Cronan
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Case number: 20 Civ. 7033

Malpractice Suit Dismissed; Attorney-Client Relationship, Privity Insufficiently Alleged

M.Z. v .Ortiz
Publication Date: 2022-09-29
Practice Area: Civil Procedure
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Court: Supreme Court, Kings
Judge: Justice Francois A. Rivera
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Case number: . 530825/2021

Sexual Assault Allegations Not Covered by Employment Document's Arbitration Clause

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