BROOKWOOD COMPANIES, INC. v. ALSTON & BIRD LLP

2482, 653723/14.

146 A.D.3d 662 (2017)

2017 NY Slip Op 00535

49 N.Y.S.3d 10

BROOKWOOD COMPANIES, INC., Appellant, v. ALSTON & BIRD LLP et al., Respondents.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

Decided January 26, 2017.


Plaintiff (Brookwood) is the former client of defendants (A&B) and this is an action for legal malpractice and other causes of action. The parties' dispute arises from an underlying patent infringement lawsuit that was brought against Brookwood in connection with work undertaken on behalf of the United States government (patent action).

A focal point of this appeal is Brookwood's claim that A&B, in the patent action, negligently litigated defenses that were...

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