Legal Opinion
Leff v. Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 18, 2010PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*532Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Marilyn Shafer, J), entered July 29, 2009, dismissing the complaint, unanimously affirmed, with costs. Appeals from orders, same court and Justice, entered July 2 and 15, 2009, which granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment, unanimously dismissed, without costs, as subsumed in the appeal from the judgment.
In New York it is well established that absent fraud, collusion, malicious acts or similar circumstances, the draftsperson of a will or codicil is not liable to the beneficiaries or other third parties not in privity who might be harmed by his…
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- Estate of Schneider v. FinmannNew York Court of Appeals · 2010
- Jane Street Co. v. RosenbergAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- Phillips-Smith Specialty Retail Group II, L.P. v. Parker Chapin Flattau & Klimpl, L. L. P.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
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