Legal Opinion
Barbieri v. Shayne, Dachs, Stanisi, Corker, & Sauer
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 7, 2003PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for legal malpractice, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Alpert, J.), dated March 12, 2001, which, inter alia, granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (5).
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
An action to recover damages for legal malpractice must be commenced within three years of the accrual of the claim (see CPLR 214 [6]; Carnevali v Herman, 293 AD2d 698 [2002]), and such a claim accrues when the malpractice is committed, not when it is discovered (see…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Shumsky v. EisensteinNew York Court of Appeals · 2001
- Santulli v. Englert, Reilly & McHugh, P. C.New York Court of Appeals · 1992
- Brothers v. FlorenceNew York Court of Appeals · 2000
- Gravel v. CicolaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- Daniels v. LebitAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- St. Stephens Baptist Church, Inc. v. SalzmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- Venturella-Ferretti v. KinzlerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003