Legal Opinion
Tawil v. Finkelstein Bruckman Wohl Most & Rothman
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided August 29, 1996PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Sullivan, J.
In this legal malpractice action, plaintiffs seek to recover from the defendant law firm $3,500,000 representing $3,000,000 that plaintiffs raised for investment purposes, as well as the associated costs arising out of the collapse of the real estate project which was the subject of the investment. Defendant law firm allegedly induced plaintiffs and eventually other investors, recruited by plaintiffs, to purchase unimproved property by advising them that the registration requirements of the State and Federal securities laws could be avoided by using nominees;…
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