Levy v. Laing
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Order of the Appellate Term of the Supreme Court, First Department entered December 20, 2005, which reversed an order of the Civil Court, New York County (Arthur F. Engoron, J.), entered July 6, 2005, denying defendant’s motion for summary judgment, and dismissed the complaint, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, the motion denied and the complaint reinstated.
In 1986, defendant Jeffrey Laing retained plaintiff John Corcos Levy, Esq., for a one-third contingency fee, to prosecute a legal malpractice action against the law firm of Bushin & Bosnian (B & R) for B & R’s alleged…
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