Legal Opinion
Casement v. O'Neill
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 11, 2006PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for legal malpractice, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Putnam County (O’Rourke, J.), dated December 3, 2004, which granted the defendants’ motion pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (7) to dismiss the complaint.
*509Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The plaintiff commenced this action against his former attorneys to recover damages for legal malpractice arising from their representation of him during a criminal proceeding. The plaintiff alleged, inter alia, that the defendants knew or should have known about a serious flaw in the proof…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Carmel v. LunneyNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- Britt v. Legal Aid Society, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 2000
- Kaplan v. SachsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- Rosado v. Legal Aid SocietyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
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