Legal Opinion
Benson Park Associates, LLC v. Herman
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 6, 2010PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Martin Shulman, J.), entered September 17, 2009, which, in an action for legal malpractice arising out of defendant’s representation of plaintiff in an action for breach of contract, denied defendant’s motion to vacate a default judgment, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
In the underlying action, defendant failed timely to file an answer on behalf of plaintiff, and a default judgment was entered against it (Mega Constr. Corp. v Benson Park Assoc., LLC, 60 AD3d 826 [2d Dept 2009]).
*465A party seeking to vacate a judgment on the basis of excusable default…
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