Legal Opinion
Oberkirch v. Charles G. Eichinger, P.C.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 12, 2006PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*559In an action to recover damages for legal malpractice, the defendants appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Tanenbaum, J.), dated December 19, 2005, which denied their motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.
Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, and the motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint is granted.
In April 1996 the plaintiff retained the defendants to prosecute a personal injury action on her behalf. The defendants initiated the action for the plaintiff and the corporate tortfeasor defaulted. The defendants did not…
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