The motion was properly denied on the ground that an issue of fact exists as to the nature and extent of appellants' responsibilities in the underlying action. Appellants' reliance on Wildermann v Wachtell (149 Misc. 623 [1933], affd 241 App Div 812 [1934]), which held that a referring attorney could not be held liable for the referred attorney's negligence in a foreign forum in which the referring attorney did not practice, is misplaced. Here, the referring...
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