Legal Opinion
Revson v. Cinque & Cinque, P.C.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 22, 1999No. 97 Civ. 9236 DCPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHIN, District Judge.
This case presents the question of when a lawyer crosses the line from zealously representing a client to abusing the legal process. The Second Circuit recently observed that “determining whether a case or conduct falls beyond the pale is perhaps one of the most difficult and unenviable tasks for a court.” Schlaifer Nance & Co. v. Estate of Warhol, 194 F.3d 323, 340 (2d Cir.1999). Here, the conduct of Judd Bur-stein, Esq., counsel for plaintiff Rommy Revson, was clearly and unmistakably “beyond the pale.” Burstein engaged in a pattern of offensive and overly…
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Rommy Revson, Plaintiff-Counterclaim-Defendant-Appellant, Judd Burstein v. Cinque & Cinque, P.C., Defendant-Counterclaimant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
- Rommy Revson, Plaintiff-Counterclaim-Defendant-Appellant v. Cinque & Cinque, P.C., Defendant-Counterclaimant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
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