Legal Opinion
Centre Lane Partners, LLC v. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher, & Flom LLP
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 17, 2017No. 4697 651721/16PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Barry R. Ostrager, J.), entered October 28, 2016, dismissing the complaint pursuant to an order, same court and Justice, entered October 26, 2016, which granted defendants’ motion to dismiss the action as time-barred, unanimously affirmed, with costs.
In this legal malpractice action, plaintiffs, who are investors in companies that filed for bankruptcy on December 31, 2013, were authorized by the bankruptcy court to sue derivatively on behalf of the bankrupt companies (debtors) as against attorney defendants for alleged conflicted representation…
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