Legal Opinion
Manna Fuel Oil Corp. v. Ades
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 31, 2005PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for legal malpractice, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Emerson, J.), dated May 7, 2003, which granted the defendant’s motion, inter alia, for summary judgment dismissing the complaint and denied its cross motion for summary judgment on the issue of liability and to impose a sanction.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
A plaintiff claiming legal malpractice must demonstrate proof of negligence, that the negligence was the proximate cause of the harm suffered by the plaintiff, and actual damages…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Michalic v. KlatAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- Rau v. BorenkoffAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
- Murphy v. SteinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- Di Prima v. Di PrimaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
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