Ross & Cohen v. Kurtz Steel Corp.

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Stuart Cohen, J.), entered March 28, 1996, which, in an action to recover a legal fee, dismissed defendant’s counterclaims, order, same court and Justice, entered February 7, 1996, which dismissed defendant’s affirmative defense, and judgment, same court and Justice, entered March 5, 1996, which imposed a sanction of $2,500 against defendant’s attorney, unanimously affirmed, with one bill of costs.

The sanction was properly imposed against defendant’s attorney for attempting to interject Judiciary Law § 487 claims against plaintiff law firm that were…