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In the Matter of Sylvan Lawrence, Deceased.---------------Richard S. Lawrence, et al., Respondents,v.Graubard Miller, et al., Appellants,----------------Richard S. Lawrence, et al., Intervenors-Respondents.

Brief

19 Cited authorities

  1. Ulico Cas. v. Edelman

    56 A.D.3d 1 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008)   Cited 226 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that, although breach of fiduciary duty claim was not duplicative of malpractice claim, New York malpractice law should be applied

  2. Matter of Cooperman

    83 N.Y.2d 465 (N.Y. 1994)   Cited 206 times
    Holding non-refundable retainers prohibited by Code of Professional Responsibility, applying provisions materially the same as Arizona's

  3. In re Eadie v. Town Bd. of N. Greenbush

    2006 N.Y. Slip Op. 5236 (N.Y. 2006)   Cited 90 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Upholding a 100-foot buffer zone used to avoid triggering a supermajority vote

  4. Schweizer v. Mulvehill

    93 F. Supp. 2d 376 (S.D.N.Y. 2000)   Cited 89 times
    Holding that the “[s]pecific allegations” of malpractice at issue were not brought to the court's attention, and therefore were not fully and fairly litigated

  5. Doviak v. Finkelstein & Partners, LLP

    90 A.D.3d 696 (N.Y. App. Div. 2011)   Cited 61 times

    2011-12-13 Robert DOVIAK, et al., respondents-appellants, v. FINKELSTEIN & PARTNERS, LLP, et al., appellants-respondents. Furman Kornfeld & Brennan, LLP, New York, N.Y. (A. Michael Furman of counsel), for appellants-respondents. Kaplan Landau, LLP, New York, N.Y. (Eugene Neal Kaplan of counsel), and Levy Phillips & Konigsberg, LLP, New York, N.Y. (Valerie A. Phillips and Steven J. Phillips of counsel), for respondents-appellants (one brief filed). PETER B. SKELOS Furman Kornfeld & Brennan, LLP, New

  6. Diamond v. Oreamuno

    24 N.Y.2d 494 (N.Y. 1969)   Cited 186 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that, under principles similar to those behind 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act, officers and directors, who used material inside information, are accountable in shareholder's derivative action to their corporations for their gains from transactions in company's stock, even where the actions did not injure or damage the company

  7. Feiger v. Iral Jewelry, Ltd.

    41 N.Y.2d 928 (N.Y. 1977)   Cited 148 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding employee must lessen work or misuse employer secrets to constitute faithless servant

  8. Quinn v. Walsh

    18 A.D.3d 638 (N.Y. App. Div. 2005)   Cited 35 times

    2004-05523. May 16, 2005. In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, Ronald M. Sickmen, the former attorney for the plaintiffs, appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Underwood, J.), dated May 7, 2004, which granted the motion of Mark A. Musachio, attorney of record for the plaintiffs, for an award of the entire attorney's fee following settlement of the underlying personal injury action. Before: Schmidt, J.P., Santucci, Spolzino and Lifson, JJ., concur. Ordered that

  9. Lightman v. Flaum

    97 N.Y.2d 128 (N.Y. 2001)   Cited 40 times
    Observing that "[t]he clergy-penitent privilege was unknown at common law"

  10. Pessoni v. Rabkin

    220 A.D.2d 732 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)   Cited 49 times
    Holding that an attorney who violates the disciplinary rules is not entitled to fees for any services rendered