Marcano v. Litman & Litman, P.C.

—Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Edward Lehner, J.), entered August 24, 2001, which, in an action for legal malpractice, denied defendant-appellant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint as against it, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Plaintiff, a laborer who sustained an injury on a construction site, was referred to defendant-appellant (appellant), a law firm that specializes in workers’ compensation, by defendant-respondent (respondent), a law firm that specializes in personal injury. Plaintiff claims that appellant committed malpractice by failing to advise him…