Mazon v. Krafchick

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C. Johnson, J.

This case involves a dispute between two attorneys who had corepresented a client in a personal injury action. The client’s lawsuit was dismissed after one of the attorneys failed to timely serve the complaint and the statute of limitations expired. The client brought a claim for malpractice against both attorneys, which was settled for $1.3 million. The dispute here arose when Michael Mazon sued his cocounsel Steven Krafchick, seeking to recover for the loss of his expected contingency fee, for the amount his insurance company paid to settle the client’s lawsuit, for his out…