MacDonald v. Guttman
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtEgan Jr., J.
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Garry, J.), entered February 2, 2009 in Tompkins County, which granted defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint.
Plaintiff commenced this action alleging damages as a result of defendants’ alleged malpractice in representing plaintiff in post-divorce matters. As background, in June 1996, plaintiff, while represented by prior counsel, commenced an action for divorce against her former husband, Donald Lucenti. In December 1996, plaintiff and Lucenti entered into a stipulation and opting out agreement (hereinafter stipulation), which was incorporated…
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