Legal Opinion

Blank v. Katz

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided January 20, 2004PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In an action to recover damages for legal malpractice, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Dollard, J.), dated February 10, 2003, which denied his motion for summary judgment on the issue of liability.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

*513Contrary to the plaintiffs contention, he failed to meet his burden of establishing entitlement to judgment as a matter of law (see Alvarez v Prospect Hosp., 68 NY2d 320 [1986]; Iannarone v Gramer, 256 AD2d 443 [1998]). To prevail on a claim for legal malpractice, a plaintiff must establish (1) that the attorney…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Alvarez v. Prospect HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  2. Volpe v. CanfieldAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  3. Iannarone v. GramerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  4. Marinelli Associates v. MorrisonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Tortura v. Sullivan Papain Block McGrath & Cannavo, P.C.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  2. DeStaso v. Condon Resnick, LLPAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  3. Greene v. SagerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  4. Theresa Striano Revocable Trust v. BlancatoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  5. Dodge v. KingAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005

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