Neiman v. Kahn, Chenkin & Resnick, P.L.

Appellants appeal a final summary judgment in favor of appellee, Kahn, Chenkin & Resnick, P.L. (“the law firm”), in an action for breach of an attorneys’ fee agreement. Because we find that appellants were similarly situated to their code-fendants, who presented genuine issues of material fact that precluded summary judgment against the codefendants, summary judgment should have likewise been denied against appellants. We therefore reverse and remand.

Rexecon International Corp., Frank Reilly, Orin Neiman, Richard Hersh, and Chuck Detore (“defendants”) retained the law firm to represent them…