AVILDSEN v. PRYSTAY


239 A.D.2d 131 (1997)

657 N.Y.S.2d 611

John Avildsen, Appellant-Respondent, v. Myroslawa Prystay, Respondent-Appellant. Ann L. Detiere et al., Nonparty Appellants

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

May 6, 1997


In an order entered June 21, 1993, defendant was awarded compensatory damages in the amount of her legal fees as well as $225,000 for her pain and suffering and loss of earnings resulting from plaintiff's bad faith, malicious prosecution of this action. The IAS Court (Shirley Fingerhood, J.), concluded, as a matter of law, that "[d]efendant is entitled to recover the cost of all her legal fees in this litigation" (emphasis...

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