Legal Opinion

Russo v. City of New York

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided February 13, 2008PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., nonparty Kelly & Grossman, LLP, current attorneys for the plaintiff Louis Forrisi, appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Kramer, J.), dated June 23, 2006, which, inter alia, in effect, granted that branch of the motion of nonparty Bonita E. Zelman, former attorney of the plaintiff Louis Forrisi, which was to determine an attorney’s fee for legal services rendered by her, and directed it to pay Bonita E. Zelman the sum of $640,245.24, representing 60% of one third of a settlement in the underlying personal injury…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Lai Ling Cheng v. Modansky Leasing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1989
  2. Costello v. KiaerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  3. Byrne v. LeblondAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  4. Ebrahimian v. Long Island RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  5. Smerda v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004

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3Cited by7 opinions

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  4. Cellino Law, LLP v. Looney Injury Law PLLCAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2023
  5. Vitalone v. MurrayDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2019

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