Hadda v. Lissner & Lissner LLP
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Defendants made out a prima facie showing that the three-*477year statutory limitations period (CPLR 214 [6]) expired before this legal malpractice action was commenced in July 2010. Plaintiffs failed to raise an issue of fact whether the doctrine of continuous representation applied here to toll the limitations period (see Glamm v Allen, 57 NY2d 87, 94 [1982]; CLP Leasing Co., LP v Nessen, 12 AD3d 226 [1st Dept 2004]). The only evidence plaintiffs submitted on this issue was an affidavit by the husband of one of the plaintiffs, not a party to plaintiffs’ retainer agreement with defendants,…
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- Glamm v. AllenNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- CLP Leasing Co., LP v. NessenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- In re the Estate of MerkerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- 6645 Owners Corp. v. GMO Realty Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
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