Held v. Seidenberg
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
On a motion to dismiss the complaint pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (7) for failure to state a cause of action, the court must accept the facts alleged in the pleading as true, accord the plaintiff *617the benefit of every possible inference, and determine only whether the facts as alleged fit within any cognizable legal theory (see Goshen v Mutual Life Ins. Co. of N.Y., 98 NY2d 314, 326 [2002]; Leon v Martinez, 84 NY2d 83, 87 [1994]). “To state a cause of action to recover damages for legal malpractice, a plaintiff must allege: (1) that the attorney ‘failed to exercise the ordinary reasonable skill…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Leon v. MartinezNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
- Goshen v. Mutual Life InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 2002
- Rudolf v. Shayne, Dachs, Stanisci, Corker & SauerNew York Court of Appeals · 2007
- Leder v. SpiegelNew York Court of Appeals · 2007
- Dempster v. LiottiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
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