Legal Opinion
Venturella-Ferretti v. Kinzler
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 23, 2003PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In an action to recover damages for legal malpractice, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Warshawsky, J.), entered February 21, 2002, which granted the defendant’s motion, inter alia, pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (5) to dismiss the complaint.
*466A cause of action for legal malpractice accrues when the malpractice is committed, not when it is discovered, and an action to recover damages therefor must be commenced within three years of accrual (see McCoy v Feinman, 99 NY2d 295, 301 [2002]; cf. Shumsky v Eisenstein, 96 NY2d 164, 166 [2001]; Barbieri v Shayne,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- McCoy v. FeinmanNew York Court of Appeals · 2002
- Shumsky v. EisensteinNew York Court of Appeals · 2001
- Gravel v. CicolaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- Piliero v. Adler & StavrosAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- Dignelli v. BermanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Shivers v. SiegelAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- Kvetnaya v. TyloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
- Sommers v. CohenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005