Legal Opinion
Hatfield v. Herz
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 14, 2000No. 96CIV.5530(PKL)PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
LEISURE, District Judge.
Pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 56, defendant Stuart M. Herz moves for summary judgment dismissing this legal malpractice action brought by plaintiff John B. Hatfield, Jr. In the alternative, Herz moves for summary judgment on his cross-claim against third-party defendant Haas, Greenstein, Cohen, Gerstein & Starr, P.C. (“Haas, Greenstein”) for indemnification or contribution. Haas, Greenstein moves for summary judgment dismissing this cross-claim. For the reasons stated herein, Herz’s motion for summary judgment dismissing Hatfield’s complaint is granted, and…
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