Pellegrino v. File
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Tom, J.
This legal malpractice action arises from a medical malpractice action which was neglected by defendant law firm and dismissed when counsel failed to comply with several court orders. Defendant-appellant Martin Rubenstein is a member of the law firm, but did not join the firm until after the dismissal of plaintiffs’ medical malpractice action. The issue under review is whether Rubenstein’s postdismissal conduct, though possibly constituting a failure of diligence in the attorney-client relationship, would also constitute legal malpractice and would support related…
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