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26 Feb 2018, 7:54 pm
This includes mental anguish, mental injury, shock, fright or death resulting from bodily injury, sickness or disease.The insured argued that the district court had erred in granting summary judgment to the defendant insurer by failing to apply Lavanant v. [read post]
5 Sep 2012, 1:29 pm
  But does that mean that the state is entitled to immediately crush your car or kill your dog? [read post]
10 Jul 2019, 4:11 am by Andrew Lavoott Bluestone
Since damages in a legal malpractice case are designed “to make the injured client whole” (Campagnola v Mulholland, Minion & Roe, 76 NY2d 38, 42 [1990]), having failed to plead actual damages, plaintiff’s complaint fails to state a claim (see Heritage Partners, LLC v Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, 133 AD3d 428 [1st Dept 2015], lv denied 27 NY3d 904 [2016]; Lavanant v General Acc. [read post]
10 Jul 2019, 4:11 am by Andrew Lavoott Bluestone
Since damages in a legal malpractice case are designed “to make the injured client whole” (Campagnola v Mulholland, Minion & Roe, 76 NY2d 38, 42 [1990]), having failed to plead actual damages, plaintiff’s complaint fails to state a claim (see Heritage Partners, LLC v Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, 133 AD3d 428 [1st Dept 2015], lv denied 27 NY3d 904 [2016]; Lavanant v General Acc. [read post]
14 Nov 2007, 3:29 am
Thus, absent an attorney-client relationship, a cause of action for legal malpractice cannot be stated (Baystone Equities, Inc. v Handel-Harbour, 27 AD3d 231 [2006]; Linden v Moskowitz, 294 AD2d 114, 115 [2002], lv denied 99 NY2d 505 [2003]). [read post]
25 Jan 2012, 2:10 am by Andrew Lavoott Bluestone
Were we able to predict the future, we would be betting on further proceedings after the decision in CRP/Extell Parcel I, L.P. v Cuomo; 2012 NY Slip Op 50073(U) ; Decided on January 19, 2012 Supreme Court, New York County; Singh, J. [read post]
17 Jul 2020, 6:08 am by Andrew Lavoott Bluestone
Violations of disciplinary or ethical rules do not, by themselves, give rise to a cause of action (Sumo Container Sta. v Evans, Orr, Pacelli, Norton & Laffan, 278 AD2d 169, 170-171 [1st Dept 2000]; Lavanant v General Acc. [read post]
4 Mar 2019, 4:10 am by Andrew Lavoott Bluestone
(See Heritage Partners, LLC v Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, 133 AD3d 428, 429 [1st Dept 2015], lv denied 27 NY3d 904 [2016] [the “gross speculation of future events” in the plaintiffs’ allegations were insufficient to satisfy “but for” causation element required to state malpractice claim]). [read post]
26 Jul 2021, 3:23 am by Andrew Lavoott Bluestone
Hindsight arguments concerning selection of one of several reasonable courses of action do not state a viable cause of action for malpractice (Brookwood Cos., Inc. v Alston & Bird LLP, 146 AD3d 662, 667 [2017]). [read post]
13 Jan 2010, 10:03 am by Rex Gradeless
Strickland, Esq., Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, 2029 Century Park East, Los Angeles, CA 90067. [read post]
3 Apr 2018, 4:21 am by Andrew Lavoott Bluestone
See Heritage Partners, LLC v Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, 133 AD3d 428, 429 (1st Dept 2015) (affirming dismissal of malpractice claim based on “allegations ‘couched in terms of gross speculations on future events”‘), quoting Sherwood Group, Inc. v Dornbush, Mensch, Mandelstam & Silverman, 191 AD2d 292, 294 (1st Dept 1993 ); Leff v Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP, 78 AD3d 531, 533 (I st Dept 2010) (“[P]laintiff cannot… [read post]
1 Jul 2009, 12:55 am
Keyes, special counsel at the firm, write: In Continental Casualty Co. v. [read post]
6 May 2009, 1:33 am
Estis, a founding partner at Rosenberg & Estis, and Jeffrey Turkel, a partner at the firm, review the recent First Department case of Hirsch v. [read post]
29 Apr 2011, 7:43 am by PRATER, DUNCAN & CRAIG 770-253-7778
Katz, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, Los Angeles 6 $257,679,500 Consumer Protection State of Louisiana v. [read post]