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DARBY & DARBY v. VSI INTL.

95 N.Y.2d 308 (2000)

739 N.E.2d 744

716 N.Y.S.2d 378

DARBY & DARBY, P. C., Respondent, v. VSI INTERNATIONAL, INC., et al., Appellants.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided October 24, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anderson Kill & Olick, P. C., New York City (Steven Cooper and Ann S. Ginsberg of counsel), for appellants.

Jeffrey A. Jannuzzo, New York City, for respondent.

Chief Judge KAYE and Judges LEVINE, WESLEY and ROSENBLATT concur; Judge SMITH taking no part.

OPINION OF THE COURT

CIPARICK, J.

The main issue presented by this appeal is whether a New York law firm retained to defend a corporate client in a Florida patent infringement litigation had a duty to advise the client about possible insurance coverage for the costs of the litigation. Under these facts, we conclude that it did not.

Background

Defendant VSI is a Florida corporation that sells...

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