Legal Opinion
Doviak v. Lowe's Home Centers, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 17, 2015No. 520534PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Lahtinen, J.P.
Appeals (1) from an order of the Supreme Court (Work, J.), entered April 22, 2014 in Ulster County, which, among other things, granted an application by Finkelstein & Partners, LLP for an order directing, among other things, the payment of counsel fees and disbursements, and (2) from the judgment entered thereon.
This appeal primarily involves a dispute about counsel fees following a multimillion dollar recovery in a personal injury action. The underlying facts of that action are set forth in an earlier appeal (63 AD3d 1348 [2009]). Briefly, Robert Doviak suffered catastrophic…
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- Cohen v. Grainger, Tesoriero & BellNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
- Teichner v. W & J Holsteins, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1985
- Shaw v. Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Lmwt Realty Corp. v. Davis Agency Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1995
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Doviak v. Finkelstein & Partners, LLPAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
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