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7 Jun 2019, 6:08 am by Second Circuit Civil Rights Blog
It also rejects the state's argument that the verdict form demonstrated jury confusion.The case is Saber v. [read post]
1 Jun 2022, 3:33 am by Andrew Lavoott Bluestone
Regarding damages, “to survive a … pre-answer dismissal motion, a pleading need only state allegations from which damages attributable to the defendant’s conduct [or nonfeasance] may be reasonably inferred” (Lappin v Greenberg, 34 AD3d 277, 279 [1st Dept 2006] [internal citations omitted]). [read post]
6 Jan 2023, 3:56 am by Andrew Lavoott Bluestone
To satisfy the pleading requirement for causation, a plaintiff must allege that “‘but for’ the attorney’s conduct [or nonfeasance], the client would have prevailed in the underlying action or would not have sustained any ascertainable damages” ( Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP v Fashion Boutique of Short Hills, Inc., 10 AD3d 267, 272 [1st Dept 2004]; Cosmetics Plus Group, Ltd. v Traub, 105 AD3d 134, 140-141 [1st Dept 2013]). [read post]
13 May 2019, 4:12 am by Andrew Lavoott Bluestone
In an action to recover damages for legal malpractice, “a plaintiff must establish that the defendant attorney failed to exercise the ordinary reasonable skill and knowledge commonly possessed by a member of the legal profession, and that the breach of this duty proximately caused the plaintiff to sustain actual and ascertainable damages ***” ( Island Properties & Equities, LLC v Cox, 93 AD3d 639, 640 [2d Dept 2012]; McCoy v Feinman, 99 NY2d 295… [read post]
26 May 2021, 2:21 am by Andrew Lavoott Bluestone
To survive a motion to dismiss under 3211(a)(7), “a pleading need only state allegations from which damages attributable to the defendant’s conduct may be reasonably inferred” (Lappin v Greenberg, 34 AD3d 277, 279 [1st Dept 2006] [internal citations omitted]). [read post]
6 Oct 2015, 5:45 pm by Kevin LaCroix
  In reaching this decision, Judge Guirola relied on the Mississippi Supreme Court’s 1996 opinion in Moeller v. [read post]
12 Oct 2016, 8:07 am by Kenneth Anderson
  Some prominent journalists such as James Traub (author of a fawning 2006 biography of Annan) sharply criticized Ban for his lack of visibility. [read post]