DiTondo v. Meagher

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (LeBous, J.), entered October 29, 2010 in Broome County, which, among other things, granted defendants’ motion for partial summary judgment dismissing plaintiffs’ claim for preverdict interest.

Plaintiffs commenced this legal malpractice action against defendants seeking $2 million in damages, plus interest, for defendants’ alleged mishandling of an underlying personal injury action. Following joinder of issue, defendants moved for partial summary judgment to dismiss plaintiffs’ claim for preverdict interest alleging, among other things, that because…