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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Second Department Allows Untimely Claims to Relate Back to Action Brought By Wrong Plaintiff

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Can substitution of a new plaintiff who has proper standing cause “surprise or prejudice” to a defendant after the statute of limitations would have expired, such that leave to file an amended complaint should be denied?...more

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NY Court of Appeals holds that a client’s failure to appeal bars a legal malpractice action only where the client was likely to...

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Addressing a question of first impression in Grace v. Law, et al., the Court of Appeals adopted the plaintiff-client’s contention that a “likely to succeed” standard should be applied, rejecting the defendant-attorneys’...more

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