Legal Opinion

Oliveto Holdings, Inc. v. Denis W. Light, PLLC

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided March 23, 2016No. 2014-04260PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

In an action to recover damages for legal malpractice, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (O. Bellantoni, J.), dated March 13, 2014, which granted the defendants’ motion pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (5) to dismiss the complaint as time-barred.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The defendants demonstrated, prima facie, that the plaintiff’s legal malpractice cause of action accrued more than three years prior to the time this action was commenced. In opposition, the plaintiff failed to raise a question of fact (see CPLR 214 [6]; Benjamin v…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. DeStaso v. Condon Resnick, LLPAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  2. Landow v. KraussAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  3. McCormick v. FavreauAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  4. Benjamin v. Allstate InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  5. ELSTEIN, M.D., DANIEL v. PHILLIPS LYTLE, LLPAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Lambro Indus., Inc. v. GilbertAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2024

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