Citibank, N.A. v. Keenan Powers & Andrews PC

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (O. Peter Sherwood, J.), entered December 22, 2015, which granted defendant Secure Title Agency, Inc.’s (Secure Title) motion, pursuant to CPLR 6212 (e), for an award of $491,134.46 in attorneys’ fees and related litigation costs, plus interest, as the result of the wrongful attachment of its property, unanimously affirmed, with costs.

A stipulation modifying an order of attachment does not negate an attachment or eliminate the attached party’s right to damages under CPLR 6212 (e). Here, the wrongful attachment did not flow from the parties’ stipulations…