Genova Burns LLC v. New Yorkers for Bill Thompson

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Barry R. Ostrager, J.), entered November 16, 2015, which granted the individual defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint as against them, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Plaintiff’s retainer agreement, which engaged plaintiff for representation in connection with a post-campaign audit, was executed by defendant James Ross solely in his representative capacity as treasurer of defendant New Yorkers for Bill Thompson and was not executed by defendant candidate at all. Nor was the personal liability of the individual defendants contemplated.…