Legal Opinion
Hsu v. Shields
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 13, 2013PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for legal malpractice, the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Weiss, J.), dated January 19, 2012, which denied their motion for leave to enter a default judgment against the defendants upon their failure to appear or answer the complaint and granted the defendants’ cross motion pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (8) to dismiss the complaint on the ground of lack of personal jurisdiction.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
As an initial matter, the Supreme Court providently exercised its discretion in…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Gottesman v. FriedmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
- Lawrence v. Celtic Holdings, LLCAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
- Vlassis v. CorinesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
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3Cited by2 opinions
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