Legal Opinion
Yalango v. Popp
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 8, 1994PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Titone, J.
The sole issue presented on this appeal is whether respondent law firm has met the criteria for departing from the mandatory medical malpractice attorney’s fees schedule set forth in Judiciary Law § 474-a (2) (see, Judiciary Law § 474-a [4]). Because respondent failed to demonstrate that its compensation under the schedule was inadequate, we reverse the Appellate Division order affirming the grant of additional compensation to respondent firm, and deny the application.
In June 1986, then 35-year-old plaintiff Daniel Yalango *604underwent brain surgery at Massachusetts…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- In re Accounting of Lincoln Rochester Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1974
- Gair v. PeckNew York Court of Appeals · 1959
- People Ex Rel. Conn v. RandolphIllinois Supreme Court · 1966
- People v. PerryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1967
- McGrath v. IrvingAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1965
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- O'Connell v. ShivaramAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- Doe v. KarpfNew York Supreme Court · 2008
- Gee v. Salem Day Care CenterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
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