Garcia v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—In an action to recover damages for medical malpractice, Bernard Duhan, P. C., former counsel for the infant plaintiff Angel Garcia, appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Clemente, J.), dated December 3, 1997, which denied its motion, in effect, to modify an infant compromise order dated October 24, 1994, by increasing the counsel fee awarded to him in that order.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
Under the circumstances, the counsel fees awarded were *347suitable compensation for the services rendered on behalf of the infant plaintiff (see, Judiciary Law § 474;…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Banks v. LindenbaumAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- Milano v. Cornwall HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- Alster v. Martinique Leasing Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
- Muzroll v. WilsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991