Legal Opinion
Catizone v. Wolff
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 10, 1999No. 96 Civ. 0074(MGC)PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CEDARBAUM, District Judge.
Pasquale Catizone sues Gary Wolff for legal malpractice, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty and constructive trust in connection with two corporate transactions in which Catizone contends Wolff acted as his lawyer. Wolff denies that he represented Catizone personally in the transactions, and counterclaims for extortion and conversion. Plaintiff is a resident of New Jersey and defendant is a resident of New York. Catizone seeks damages in excess of $75,000.
At the three-day bench trial, two witnesses testified: Catizone and Wolff. After examining all the evidence,…
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