Legal Opinion

Hoyte v. Epstein

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

Decided November 15, 2004PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In an action to recover damages for legal malpractice, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Rockland County (Weiner, J.), dated December 3, 2003, which granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint.

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the motion is denied, and the complaint is reinstated.

The plaintiff allegedly was injured in a collision between her vehicle and a bus owned by the New York City Transit Authority (hereinafter the NYCTA). She retained the defendants to represent her in a negligence action against the NYCTA. Although the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Guggenheimer v. GinzburgNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
  2. Jackson-Cutler v. LongAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  3. Perre v. Town of PoughkeepsieAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  4. Yew Prospect, LLC v. SzulmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  5. Nesenoff v. Dinerstein & Lesser, P.C.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Northrop v. ThorsenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  2. Jefferson v. NetusilAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  3. DiPizio v. DiPizioAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  4. Tung v. JP Morgan Chase & Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  5. Fotiadis v. FotiadisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005

8 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API