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Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection v. Bank Leumi Trust Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 17, 1998PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWhite, J.
Appeal from that part of an order of the Supreme Court (Teresi, J.), entered July 23, 1997 in Albany County, which, inter alia, denied plaintiffs cross motion for summary judgment against defendants Bank Leumi Trust Company of New York and Progressive Insurance Company.
Following his father’s death in an automobile accident, Marcial Valentin, Jr. (hereinafter Valentin) retained the law firm of Schwartz, Gutstein & Associates (hereinafter SGA) to prosecute a wrongful death action. SGA successfully negotiated a settlement with defendant Progressive Insurance Company which forwarded to SGA a…
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