Peterwanda, Inc. v. Birnbaum

Order affirmed, without costs. Memorandum: This action for malpractice against defendants’ testator, an accountant-auditor, was commenced on June 9,1977 and issue was joined shortly thereafter. Over the next two years the parties resorted to various procedural devices such as demand for a bill of particulars, demand for a more definite statement in the demand for a bill of particulars, motion to dismiss, etc., none of which brought the case any closer to trial status. During part of this time it appears that significant settlement negotiations had been entered into. In December, 1978…