Legal Opinion
Skywark v. Isaacson
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 19, 1996No. 96 Civ. 2815 (JFK)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
KEENAN, District Judge.
Before the Court is Defendants’ motion, pursuant to Rule 56(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, for an order granting summary judgment in this legal malpractice action. For the reasons set forth below, Defendants’ motion is denied.
Background
This legal malpractice action centers around this Court’s dismissal, and the Second Circuit’s affirmance, of Plaintiffs personal injury action on the grounds that it was time-barred. Plaintiff has invoked this Court’s diversity jurisdiction.
In 1986, Plaintiff was employed by United States Lines and alleges…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Delaware & Hudson Railway Company v. Consolidated Rail CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
- Aslanidis v. United States Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
- In Re Joan Morton, Debtor. Joan Morton v. National Bank of New York CityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
- Bernstein v. Oppenheim & Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
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