Legal Opinion
Brandman v. Cross & Brown Co. of Florida, Inc.
New York Supreme Court
Decided August 1, 1984PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Herbert Kramer, J.
This motion seeks to vacate two items in a notice for discovery of attorney’s bills in defendant’s counterclaim for fraudulent inducement and breach of a partnership agreement. Plaintiff contends that the bills are (1) nonmaterial, (2) privileged, (3) work product and, further, (4) lack of specificity.
The bills in question were issued by an attorney to Steland Design and Development Corporation (Steland), of which the plaintiffs are principal stockholders. Defendant, doing business in Florida, Steland, with an address in Brooklyn, New York, and a Florida…
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