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BARRY v. LIDDLE, O'CONNOR, FINKELSTEIN & ROBINSON

No. 1738, Docket 95-9294.

98 F.3d 36 (1996)

John F. BARRY, Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellant, v. LIDDLE, O'CONNOR, FINKELSTEIN & ROBINSON, Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided October 21, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J.J. Scarola, Scarola & Reavis, New York City (Dalton K. Fine, of counsel), for Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellant.

John S. Siffert, Lankler Siffert & Wohl, New York City (David S. Jones, of counsel), for Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellee.

Before: WINTER and LEVAL, Circuit Judges, and THOMPSON, District Judge.

WINTER, Circuit Judge:

John F. Barry brought this diversity action for legal malpractice and breach of contract against the law firm Liddle, O'Connor, Finkelstein & Robinson. Barry alleged that Liddle, O'Connor negligently advised him that his claim for unpaid compensation against his former employer, L.F. Rothschild & Co., a wholly-owned subsidiary of L.F. Rothschild Holdings, would not be barred by Rothschild & Co.'s bankruptcy proceedings. Both parties...

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