Asia-Lee v. Gandin Schotsky & Rappaport

In an action to recover damages for legal malpractice, the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Doyle, J.), dated June 8, 1999, which denied their motion for partial summary judgment on the issue of liability.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The plaintiff Janine Asia-Lee retained the defendant, Gandin Schotsky and Rappaport, P. C. (hereinafter Gandin), to pursue a personal injury claim against a restaurant. Several months later, Gandin negotiated a settlement of her claim for $12,000 with the restaurant’s insurance carrier, and Asia-Lee signed a…