January 15, 2018

An insufficient legal malpractice claim.

The conclusory allegation that, but for defendants' negligence, plaintiff would have successfully opposed the summary judgment motion and defended the underlying action is insufficient to support the claim, because the evidentiary material reveals that plaintiff had no viable defense.

Case:  Ladera Partners, LLC v. Goldberg, Scudieri & Lindenberg, P.C., NY Slip Op 00104 (1st Dep't January 9, 2018)

Here is the decision.