Legal Opinion
New York Islanders Hockey Club, LLP v. Comerica Bank-Texas
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided September 29, 2000No. 9:98-cv-05790PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER
SPATT, District Judge.
In this case, the Plaintiff, New York Islanders Hockey Club, L.P. (“Islanders”) has brought this action against the Defendant, Comerica Bank-Texas (“Comerica”), and one of its executives, Joseph D. Lynch, alleging that Comerica and Lynch assisted one John Spano in a fraudulent attempt to purchase the team. Comerica filed a third-party complaint for contribution against the Islanders’ law firm, Richards & O’Neil, LLP (“R&O”) pursuant to N.Y. Gen. Obi. L. § 15-108, alleging that legal malpractice by R&O in failing to diligently investigate…
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