Reuben H. Donnelley Corp. v. Brauer

Plaintiff Reuben H. Donnelley Corporation (Donnelley) brought a breach of contract action against defendant Richard Brauer, an attorney, alleging a failure to pay for charges associated with classified advertisements in the "Yellow Pages” directories published by plaintiff. Brauer filed an answer which included several affirmative defenses and counterclaims. Two of Brauer’s counterclaims in his "Amended Answer, Third Amended Affirmative Defenses and Third Amended Counterclaims,” are the subject of the instant appeal. Those counterclaims alleged that Donnelley’s attorneys, McDermott, Will &…