Legal Opinion
D.A. Elia Construction Corp. v. Damon & Morey, LLP
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided March 31, 2008No. 1:07-cr-00143PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
RICHARD J. ARCARA, Chief Judge.
INTRODUCTION
On February 14, 2007, plaintiff D.A. Elia Construction Corp. (“Elia”) commenced an action in New York State Supreme Court against defendant Damon & Morey LLP, the law firm that represented Elia as debt- or in connection with a massive Chapter 11 reorganization. The state law complaint asserted claims of legal malpractice, breach of contract, conversion and attorney misconduct in violation of § 487 of New York State Judiciary Law.
Damon & Morey removed the action to federal court under 28 U.S.C. § 1452(a), asserting that the state law…
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