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8 Feb 2018, 4:22 am by Andrew Lavoott Bluestone
Leder v Spiegel, 9 NY3d 836, 837 (2007) (internal citation and quotation marks omitted), cert denied sub nom. [read post]
28 Nov 2011, 6:59 am by Andrew Lavoott Bluestone
Accordingly, contrary to the defendants' contention, the complaint adequately pleaded the element regarding the defendants' failure to exercise the ordinary reasonable skill and knowledge commonly possessed by a member of the legal profession (see Leder v Spiegel, 9 NY3d at 837). [read post]
18 Nov 2011, 3:19 am by Andrew Lavoott Bluestone
Plaintiff put forth sufficient detail to establish the negligence of the attorneys, that the negligence was the proximate cause of the losses sustained by the benefits funds, and actual damages to those funds (see Leder v Spiegel, 9 NY3d 836, 837 [2007], cert denied 552 US 1257 [2008]; O'Callaghan v Brunelle, 84 AD3d 581, 582 [2011]). [read post]
2 Jul 2012, 5:26 am by Andrew Lavoott Bluestone
  "Nonetheless, the complaint must be dismissed because plaintiff failed to show that any negligence on defendants' part proximately caused it to be unable to exploit the commercial permit (see Leder v Spiegel, 31 AD3d 266, 267-268 [2006], affd 9 NY3d 836 [2007], cert denied 552 US 1257 [2008]; Brooks v Lewin, 21 AD3d 731, 734 [2005], lv denied 6 NY3d 713 [2006]). [read post]
7 Dec 2011, 3:10 am by Andrew Lavoott Bluestone
Accordingly, contrary to the defendants' contention, the complaint adequately pleaded the element regarding the defendants' failure to exercise the ordinary reasonable skill and knowledge commonly possessed by a member of the legal profession (see Leder v Spiegel, 9 NY3d at 837). [read post]
12 Jun 2012, 2:52 am by Andrew Lavoott Bluestone
These allegations do not set out the standard of skill required of an attorney or state that defendant's actions fell below that skill level (see Leder v Spiegel, 9 NY3d 836, 837 [2007], cert denied 552 US 1257 [2008]; compare Canavan v Steenburg, 170 AD2d 858, 859 [1991]; see also Kolev and Collins, The Importance of Due Diligence: Real Estate Transactions in a Complex Land Use World, 84 NY St BJ 24 [March/April 2012]). [read post]
13 Oct 2023, 5:04 am by Andrew Lavoott Bluestone
” To state a cause of action for legal malpractice, in addition to an attorney-clientrelationship, the complaint must set forth “the negligence of the attorney; that the negligence was the proximate cause of the loss sustained; and actual damages” (Leder v Spiegel, 31 AD3d 266 [1st Dept 2006]). [read post]
13 Oct 2011, 2:24 pm by Andrew Lavoott Bluestone
Leder v Spiegel, 9 NY3d 836 [2007]; Rudolf v Shayne, Dachs, Stanisci, Corker & Sauer, 8 NY3d 438 [2007]; AmBase Corp. v Davis Polk & Wardwell, 8 NY3d 428 [2007]; Davis v Klein, 88 NY2d 1008 [1996]; Carmel v Lunney, 70 NY2d 169 [1987]). [read post]
2 Jun 2011, 2:36 am by Andrew Lavoott Bluestone
Spiegel v Rowland, 552 US 1257; see Rudolf v Shayne, Dachs, Stanisci, Corker & Sauer, 8 NY3d 438, 442). [read post]
19 Jan 2010, 3:50 am by Andrew Lavoott Bluestone
"'In order to sustain a claim for legal malpractice, a plaintiff must establish both that the defendant attorney failed to exercise the ordinary reasonable skill and knowledge commonly possessed by a member of the legal profession which results in actual damages to a plaintiff, and that the plaintiff would have succeeded on the merits of the underlying action "but for" the attorney's negligence'" (Leder v Spiegel, 9 NY3d 836, 837 [2007],… [read post]
14 Nov 2007, 3:29 am
To state a cause of action for legal malpractice, a complaint must allege the negligence of the attorney, that the negligence was a proximate cause of the loss sustained, and actual damages (Leder v Spiegel, 31 AD3d 266, 267 [2006], affd 9 NY3d 836 [2007]). [read post]
13 Jul 2012, 2:40 am by Andrew Lavoott Bluestone
Spiegel v Rowland, 552 US 1257; see Rudolf v Shayne, Dachs, Stanisci, Corker & Sauer, 8 NY3d 438, 442; McCoy v Feinman, 99 NY2d 295, 301-302; Gioeli v Vlachos, 89 AD3d 984; Dempster v Liotti, 86 AD3d 169, 176). [read post]
5 Sep 2019, 4:33 am by Andrew Lavoott Bluestone
“To state a cause of action to recover damages for legal malpractice, a plaintiff must allege: (1) that the attorney failed to exercise the ordinary reasonable skill and knowledge commonly possessed by a member of the legal profession; and (2) that the attorney’s breach of the duty proximately caused the plaintiff actual and ascertainable damages” (Dempster v Liotti, 86 AD3d 169, 176 [2011] [internal quotation marks omitted]; see Leder v… [read post]
1 Sep 2009, 4:39 am
The failure to demonstrate proximate cause requires dismissal of a legal malpractice action regardless of whether the attorney was negligent (see Leder v Spiegel, 31 AD3d 266, 267-268 [2006], affd 9 NY3d 836 [2007])" (id. at 797). [read post]
14 Sep 2009, 4:35 am
Leder v Spiegel, 9 NY3d 836 [2007]; Rudolf v Shayne, Dachs, Stanisci, Corker & Sauer, 8 NY3d 438 [2007]; AmBase Corp. v Davis Polk & Wardwell, 8 NY3d 428 [2007]; Davis v Klein, 88 NY2d 1008 [1996]; Carmel v Lunney, 70 NY2d 169 [1987]). [read post]
13 Dec 2011, 2:52 am by Andrew Lavoott Bluestone
These allegations met the requirements of a legal malpractice claim inasmuch as they set forth " the negligence of the attorney; that the negligence was the proximate cause of the loss sustained; and actual damages'" (see O'Callaghan v Brunelle, 84 AD3d 581, 582 [2011], quoting Leder v Spiegel, 31 AD3d 266, 267 [2006], affd 9 NY3d 836 [2007], cert denied 552 US 1257 [2008]). [read post]