Legal Opinion

Reed v. Jaspan, Ginsberg, Schlesinger, Silverman & Hoffman

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

Decided May 29, 2001PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—In an action to recover damages for legal malpractice, the defendants appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Adams, J.), dated September 29, 2000, which denied their motion, inter alia, pursuant to CPLR 3126 (3) to strike the complaint for the plaintiffs’ failure to comply with disclosure.

Ordered that the order is reversed, as a matter of discretion, with costs, the motion is granted, and the complaint is dismissed.

The Supreme Court improvidently exercised its discretion in denying the defendants’ motion to strike the complaint pursuant to CPLR 3126 (3) based upon the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Espinal v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  2. Castrignano v. FlynnAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  3. Marks v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000

3Cited by5 opinions

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