Mason v. City of New York

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Karen S. Smith, J.), entered on June 27, 2008, which, in a fee dispute between attorneys arising out of the settlement of an underlying action against respondent City, upon petitioner’s application to compel the City to pay the full amount of the settlement to her as the underlying plaintiffs attorney, and respondent’s cross petition to enforce a charging lien in the amount of $168,674.12, granted petitioner’s application to the extent of directing the City to pay petitioner the full amount of the settlement less $5,250, and, insofar as appealed from,…