Legal Opinion
AmBase Corp. v. Davis Polk & Wardwell
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 26, 2007PublishedCited by 103 opinions
POINTS OF COUNSEL
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ClPARICK, J.
In this appeal we are asked to determine whether a law firm that successfully litigated an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax dispute nonetheless committed legal malpractice when it failed to question whether an agreement entered into between the client and a related company may have relieved it of the tax liability in dispute. We are also asked to determine whether defendants were properly awarded a money judgment where defendants had not answered or asserted a counterclaim. We conclude that defendants did not commit legal malpractice, and a money judgment was…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Carmel v. LunneyNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
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- NA KERSON CO., INC. v. ShayneNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
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