Ransom v. Revson

—Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Angela Mazzarelli, J.), entered on or about August 3, 1994, which denied plaintiffs motion for summary judgment, unanimously affirmed, with costs.

The IAS Court properly determined that questions of fact exist sufficient to preclude granting summary judgment dismissing defendant’s legal malpractice counterclaim. First, the IAS Court was correct in holding that defendant is not collaterally estopped from advancing her counterclaim. After the parties terminated the attorney-client relationship, defendant’s adversary in the underlying arbitration action…