CONTRS CAS & SUR v. IEA ELEC


181 Misc.2d 469 (1999)

693 N.Y.S.2d 915

CONTRACTORS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. I.E.A. ELECTRIC GROUP, INC., et al., Defendants.

Supreme Court, New York County.

July 7, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald B. Pearce, New York City, for Dean J. Lakis, defendant.

Friedland Laifer & Robbins, L. L. P., New York City (Michael G. Lewis of counsel), for plaintiff.


OPINION OF THE COURT

HERMAN CAHN, J.

Defendant Dean J. Lakis, an attorney, moves to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a cause of action, CPLR 3211 (a) (7), and lack of particularity, CPLR 3016. This motion raises the issue of whether an attorney can be held liable under the Debtor and Creditor Law, for a fraudulent conveyance made by a client, where some of the conveyed assets were used to pay his fees.

BACKGROUND

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