Legal Opinion

Velasquez v. Katz

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 31, 2007PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In an action to recover damages for legal malpractice, the defendant appeals, as limited by his brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Jacobson, J.), dated December 22, 2005, as denied his motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is reversed insofar as appealed from, on the law, with costs, and the motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint is granted.

In January 1994 the decedent Miguel Perez (hereinafter the decedent) commenced a medical malpractice action (hereinafter the underlying action) against Lutheran Medical…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Alvarez v. Prospect HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  2. Volpe v. CanfieldAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  3. In re the Estate of EinstossNew York Court of Appeals · 1970
  4. Moran v. HurstAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  5. Wei Cheng Chang v. PiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  3. Terio v. SpodekAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  4. Nelson v. RothAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  5. Franco v. Estate of Arthur C. KettererAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2023

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