De Castro v. Turnbull

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Walter B. Tolub, J.), entered March 20, 2009, after a jury trial, awarding plaintiff the principal sum of $567,600, plus interest from November 5, 2007, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Assuming arguendo that defendant’s challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence was preserved by his unelaborated pro forma motion, the jury’s findings that plaintiff attorney had not been discharged for cause and that he was entitled to his contingency fee pursuant to the retainer agreement (see generally Campagnola v Mulholland, Minion & Roe, 76 NY2d 38, 44…