RISMAN v. LEADER


256 A.D.2d 1245 (1998)

683 N.Y.S.2d 462

ROBERT S. RISMAN, Appellant, v. BENNETT LEADER, Respondent.

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

Decided December 31, 1998.


Judgment and order unanimously affirmed without costs.

Memorandum:

The complaint in this legal malpractice action asserts causes of action for breach of contract and negligence arising out of an alleged conflict of interest and breach of fiduciary duty. Supreme Court granted defendant's motion for summary judgment on the ground that the complaint seeks damages for emotional distress or psychic injury only, and such damages are not recoverable in a legal malpractice...

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