Legal Opinion
Delgado v. Bretz & Coven, LLP
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 20, 2013Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Manzanet-Daniels, J.
In this case we determine whether plaintiff has sufficiently alleged that defendants’ legal advice concerning the consequences of applying for an adjustment of immigration status constitutes malpractice, and whether she has sufficiently alleged that such misguided advice was the but-for cause of her ultimately being taken into custody and deported.
Plaintiff is a native of Ecuador. On May 5, 1999, she first attempted to enter the United States at Houston International Airport by falsely presenting herself as a returning resident alien, using a visa…
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