Legal Opinion
Andrews v. Steinberg
New York Supreme Court
Decided December 23, 1983PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Martin Evans, J.
This defendant’s motion seeks, inter alia, an order directing repleading of plaintiff’s third cause of action. It poses an unusual question: Does tort law provide a right of action *469to an attorney for injury caused by a client’s allegedly perjurious testimony in a prior proceeding?
FACTS
The individual plaintiff is an attorney in practice in Manhattan. He brings this action on his own behalf and on behalf of his professional corporation. Defendant is a former client. Plaintiff represented defendant in a variety of matters for several years.1 During the course…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Williams v. WilliamsNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
- Andrew J. Aikens v. State of WisconsinSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Advance Music Corp. v. American Tobacco Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1946
- Youmans v. . SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
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