Pellati v. Lite & Lite
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages *545for legal malpractice, the defendants appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Cohalan, J.), dated April 18, 2001, which denied their motion pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (5) to dismiss the complaint as barred by the statute of limitations.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
An action to recover damages for legal malpractice accrues when the malpractice is committed (see, Glamm v Allen, 57 NY2d 87; Piliero v Adler & Stavros, 282 AD2d 511). Pursuant to the continuous representation doctrine, the statute of limitations for causes of…
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