Legal Opinion

David R. Kittay, Trustee v. Daniel J. Kornstein and Kornstein Veisz & Wexler

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided October 20, 2000No. 2000PublishedCited by 278 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STRAUB, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff-Appellant David R. Kittay, the trustee in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceeding of debtor Luckey Platt Centre Associates (“Luckey Platt”), appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Alvin K. Hellerstein, Judge), dismissing his complaint against Daniel J. Kornstein and Kornstein’s law firm, Korn-stein Veisz & Wexler (collectively “Korn-stein”). Kittay’s complaint alleges that Kornstein breached his fiduciary duties and contractual obligations and committed legal malpractice by serving as special counsel to…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Salahuddin v. CuomoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
  3. Simmons v. AbruzzoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
  4. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 93,060 the Connecticut National Bank v. Fluor Corporation and Fluor Acquisition CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
  5. In Re Arochem CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999

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