Legal Opinion
Ebrahimian v. Long Island Railroad
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 22, 2000PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In an action to recover *489damages for personal injuries, the nonparty appellant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (LeVine, J.), dated February 18, 1999, which, upon apportioning the legal fees from a settlement in the underlying personal injury action, set its fee at $2,500.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
It is well settled that the award of reasonable counsel fees is within the sound discretion of the trial court (see, DeCabrera v Cabrera-Rosete, 70 NY2d 879) based upon factors such as the time and labor required, the difficulty of the questions…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- DeCabrera v. Cabrera-RoseteNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- In re the estate of UryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- Grossman v. GrossmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
- Braham v. BrahamAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
3Cited by13 opinions
- Diakrousis v. MagangaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
- Juste v. New York City Transit AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- Ficaro v. AlexanderAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
- Mazza v. MarcelloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- Russo v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
8 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.