Mueller v. Fruchter
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for legal malpractice, the defendants appeal from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Spinner, J), dated August 14, 2008, as denied that branch of their motion which was for summary judgment dismissing the plaintiffs first cause of action.
Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.
“In an action to recover damages for legal malpractice, a plaintiff must demonstrate that the attorney Tailed to exercise the ordinary reasonable skill and knowledge commonly possessed by a member of the legal profession’ and that the…
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