Graziano v. Kaplan & Katzberg

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Leland DeGrasse, J.), entered March 23, 1998, to the extent that it denied defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint with respect to plaintiffs claim of *372negligent failure to challenge the $250,000 fine, unanimously reversed, on the law, with costs, the motion granted and the complaint dismissed in its entirety. The Clerk is directed to enter judgment in favor of defendants-appellants dismissing the complaint.

After a mistrial on murder and conspiracy charges, in United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, defendant attorneys…