Legal Opinion
Karpovich v. Barbarula
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided July 16, 1997PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
POLLOCK, J.
The issue is whether the entire controversy doctrine precludes plaintiff, Mary E. Karpovich, from pursuing this attorney-malpractice action because of her failure to join defendants, John M. Barbarula and Joseph Affinito, in a prior action involving a transaction in which they allegedly were her attorneys. That action ended with the entry of a consent judgment.
In July 1992, Karpovich delivered $397,000 to an investment counselor, James Burgio, to invest on her behalf. Burgio loaned part of the money to Our Gang, Inc. (“Our Gang”) and…
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