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2 Nov 2011, 3:05 am by Andrew Lavoott Bluestone
" Res judicata grounds "To prevail in this legal malpractice action, plaintiff would have to show that but for defendant's negligence he would have obtained a better result in the underlying accounting action (Barbara King Family Trust v Voluto Ventures LLC, 46 AD3d 423, 424 [2007]). [read post]
8 Jan 2021, 3:30 am by Andrew Lavoott Bluestone
“To recover damages for legal malpractice, the plaintiff must establish that the attorney (1) “failed to exercise that degree of care, skill and diligence commonly possessed and exercised by a member of the legal community” and (2) that “such negligence was a proximate cause of the loss in question” (Barbara King Family Trust v Voluto Ventures LLC, 46 AD3d 423, 424 [1st Dept 2007]). [read post]
4 Jan 2021, 3:06 am by Andrew Lavoott Bluestone
“The jury’s verdict that defendant did not commit legal malpractice rested on a fair interpretation of the evidence (see KBL, LLP v Community Counseling & Mediation Servs., 123 AD3d 488, 489 [1st Dept 2014]; Barbara King Family Trust v Voluto Ventures LLC, 46 AD3d 423, 424 [1st Dept 2007]). [read post]
12 Apr 2021, 5:10 am by Andrew Lavoott Bluestone
Defendant’s conclusory allegations that plaintiff law firm failed to prepare for trial and gather evidence in her matrimonial action do not state a cause of action for legal malpractice (see Barbara King Family Trust v Voluto Ventures LLC, 46 AD3d 423, 424 [1st Dept 2007]; see generally Rosner v Paley, 65 NY2d 736, 738 [1985] [attorney’s “selection of one of among several reasonable courses of… [read post]
7 Jul 2010, 3:28 am by Andrew Lavoott Bluestone
Summary judgment dismissing the entire legal malpractice action was correctly granted [*2]because CAIB failed to present evidence in admissible form sufficient to raise a triable issue of fact as to proximate cause, which requires a showing that Chadbourne's alleged failure to warn it of potential criminal consequences of its use of the SP Structure proximately caused reasonably ascertainable damages (see AmBase Corp. v Davis Polk & Wardwell, 8 NY3d 428, 434 [2007];… [read post]
2 Oct 2018, 4:14 am by Andrew Lavoott Bluestone
(See Barbara King Family Trust v Voluto Ventures LLC, 46 AD3d 423, 424 [1st Dept 2007].) [read post]
8 Jun 2020, 5:55 am by Andrew Lavoott Bluestone
“Proximate cause requires a showing that ‘but for’ the attorney’s negligence, the plaintiff would . . . not have sustained any ascertainable damages” (Barbara King Family Trust v Voluto Ventures LLC, 46 AD3d 423, 424 [1st Dept 2007]). [read post]
3 Apr 2018, 4:21 am by Andrew Lavoott Bluestone
”); Barbara King Family Trust v Voluto Ventures LLC, 46 AD3d 423, 424-25 (1st Dept 2007) (“mere speculation” insufficient to demonstrate proximate cause). [read post]