Tortura v. Sullivan Papain Block McGrath & Cannavo, P.C.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
*1083In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for legal malpractice, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Douglass, J.), dated September 14, 2004, which granted the defendant’s motion pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (7) to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a cause of action.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The defendant represented the plaintiff in a medical malpractice action which ended in a settlement during the trial. Subsequently, the plaintiff commenced this action against the defendant, alleging legal malpractice and breach of contract.
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