Laventure v. Galeno

In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for legal malpractice, the defendant Michael Galeno appeals, as limited by his brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Johnson, J.), dated October 29, 2002, as denied his motion to dismiss the complaint insofar as asserted against him.

Ordered that the order is reversed insofar as appealed from, on the law, with costs, the motion is granted, the complaint is dismissed insofar as asserted against the appellant, and the action against the remaining defendant is severed.

To prevail in a legal malpractice action, the…