Legal Opinion
Billiard Balls Management, LLC v. Mintzer Sarowitz Zeris Ledva & Meyers, LLP
New York Supreme Court
Decided November 2, 2016PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Carol R. Edmead, J.
This legal malpractice action requires an exploration of a rarely applied theory: tolling the statute of limitations based on common-law principles.
In this action, defendant Mintzer Sarowitz Zeris Ledva & Meyers, LLP (the Firm) moves to dismiss the complaint of the plaintiff Billiard Balls Management, LLC, doing business as Slate, pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (7) for failure to state a cause of action, or alternatively, CPLR 214 (6) based on the defense of statute of limitations.
Factual Background
In its complaint, Billiard alleges that in 2012, Lizaveta…
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