Legal Opinion
Agusta & Ross v. Trancamp Contracting Corp.
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided November 21, 2002Published
1Opinion of the Court
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Charles J. Markey, J.
The focus of this controversy is a written general-special hybrid retainer agreement between a law firm and a, now, former client. Such a fee arrangement has not been discussed by any reported New York state court case.
The Facts
Plaintiff Agusta & Ross (A&R) is a law firm with its offices located in Queens County. Defendant Trancamp Contracting Corp. (Trancamp) erroneously sued herein as “Tran Camp Contracting Corp.”1 maintains its principal offices in Yonkers, Westchester County, New York.
On October 27, 2000, Michael J. Agusta, Esq., a principal of the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Martin v. . CampNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Matter of CoopermanNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
- Cohen v. Radio-Electronics Officers Union District 3Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1996
- Congress Financial Corp. v. John Morrell & Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1992
- Greenberg v. Jerome H. Remick & Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1920
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