Legal Opinion
Ballow Brasted O'Brien & Rusin P.C. v. Gary Logan, Docket No. 04-4925-Cv
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 20, 2006No. 235PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MESKILL, Circuit Judge:
This appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of New York concerns the enforceability of an attorney substitution agreement (Agreement). Defendant-appellant Gary Logan, Esq., seeks to rescind an agreement with Ballow Brasted O’Brien & Ru-sin, P.C. (BBOR), obligating Logan to pay BBOR 20% of the attorney’s fees Logan recovered from his representation of Mr. Eric Roll, who formerly had been BBOR’s client. Logan seeks rescission on the grounds that (1) BBOR fraudulently induced him to enter into the Agreement, and (2) the Agreement runs afoul…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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