Legal Opinion
Blank Rome, LLP v. Parrish
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 7, 2012PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Insofar as the third-party and proposed amended third-party complaints allege that BMF represented defendant, agreed to represent him with respect to the issues giving rise to the legal malpractice alleged in defendant’s counterclaims, and that BMF was negligent with respect to such representation, the motion court properly declined to dismiss Blank Rome’s third-party claims for contribution since this cause of action was sufficiently pleaded (see Schauer v Joyce, 54 NY2d 1, 5 [1981] [“two or more persons who are subject to liability for damages for the same personal injury, injury to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Schauer v. JoyceNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- Richard Drzewinski v. Atlantic Scaffold & Ladder Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1987
- Masciotta v. Morse Diesel International, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
- Board of Managers of 60 Greene Condominium v. Acacia SoHo, LLCAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
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