Perrucci v. CIGNA Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Herman Cahn, J.), entered September 8, 1997, which granted defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint for failure to state a cause of action, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
A client has the right “to terminate the attorney-client relationship at any time with or without cause” (Matter of Cooperman, 83 NY2d 465, 472; see also, Demov, Morris, Levin & Shein v Glantz, 53 NY2d 553, 556). Plaintiff, who does not claim to fall within the two limited exceptions to the rule (see, Atkins & O’Brien v ISS International Serv. Sys., 252 AD2d 446, 448)…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Matter of CoopermanNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
- Demov, Morris, Levin & Shein v. GlantzNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- Ullmann v. Norma Kamali, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- Atkins & O'Brien L. L. P. v. ISS International Service System, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- Fisher v. Maxwell Communications Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
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- Wise v. Consolidated Edison Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001