Broadway Maintenance Corp. v. Tunstead & Schechter

This is an action against two law firms, and their principals, to recover damages for alleged malpractice in failing to commence timely a suit on a claim for delay damages in Virginia. One of the two firms, and the principals of that firm (Cohen & Bauman, Jesse Cohen and Stephen Bauman) moved for summary judgment asserting that the firm had never been retained in connection with the underlying claim, and had never assumed any professional obligation with regard to that claim that could give rise to any liability.

Special Term denied the motion for summary judgment concluding, with regard to…