The complaint for malicious prosecution was properly dismissed as against the attorney defendants since no triable issue was raised as to whether those defendants acted out of malice when they initiated and prosecuted the underlying RICO and state law claims against plaintiffs. There is no evidence that the attorney defendants, in pressing their clients' claims against plaintiffs, overstepped the bounds of zealous representation (see, Honzawa v Honzawa,
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FISCHER v. CHEVRA MACHZIKET H'SHECHUNA, INC.
295 A.D.2d 227 (2002)
743 N.Y.S.2d 716
DAVID FISCHER et al., Appellants-Respondents, v. CHEVRA MACHZIKET H'SHECHUNA, INC., et al., Respondents-Appellants, et al., Defendant.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Decided June 20, 2002.
Decided June 20, 2002.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.
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