Legal Opinion
Verdi v. Jacoby & Meyers, LLP
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 14, 2012PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*772“In an action to recover damages for legal malpractice, a plaintiff must demonstrate that the attorney ‘failed to exercise the ordinary reasonable skill and knowledge commonly possessed by a member of the legal profession’ and that the attorney’s breach of this duty proximately caused plaintiff to sustain actual and ascertainable damages” (Rudolf v Shayne, Dachs, Stanisci, Corker & Sauer, 8 NY3d 438, 442 [2007], quoting McCoy v Feinman, 99 NY2d 295, 301-302 [2002]; see Bells v Foster, 83 AD3d 876 [2011]). “To establish causation, a plaintiff must show that he or she would have prevailed in…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- McCoy v. FeinmanNew York Court of Appeals · 2002
- Rudolf v. Shayne, Dachs, Stanisci, Corker & SauerNew York Court of Appeals · 2007
- Alizio v. FeldmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
- Ippolito v. McCormack, Damiani, Lowe & MellonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
- Bells v. FosterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
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