Golden v. Barasch & McGarry, P.C.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Louise Gruner Gans, J.), entered March 20, 2003, which granted defendants-respondents’ motions for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Plaintiff failed to establish that he would have prevailed on his underlying action but for respondents’ alleged malpractice in failing to properly identify the vacant lot where he was injured during the course of his firefighting duties (Pellegrino v File, 291 AD2d 60 [2002], lv denied 98 NY2d 606 [2002]). The underlying action was deficient because plaintiff could not…