MARCANO v. LITMAN & LITMAN, P.C.


294 A.D.2d 134 (2002)

741 N.Y.S.2d 522

RICHARD MARCANO et al., Respondents, v. LITMAN & LITMAN, P.C., et al., Respondents, and LEE, KIRSCH, LEFKOWITZ AND KELMAN, P.C., et al., Appellants.

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

Decided May 7, 2002.


Plaintiff, a laborer who sustained an injury on a construction site, was referred to defendant-appellant (appellant), a law firm that specializes in workers' compensation, by defendant-respondent (respondent), a law firm that specializes in personal injury. Plaintiff claims that appellant committed malpractice by failing to advise him of possible personal injury claims he had against "third parties" and the resulting need to consult with a personal injury lawyer, or to at...

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