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NOSTRAME v. SANTIAGO

No. A-2298-10T2.

22 A.3d 20 (2011)

420 N.J. Super. 427

Frank J. NOSTRAME, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Natividad SANTIAGO; Betsy Santiago; and Mazie, Slater, Katz and Freeman, LLC, Defendants-Appellants.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided June 10, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Adam M. Slater , Roseland, argued the cause for appellants (Mazie, Slater, Katz & Freeman, attorneys; Mr. Slater , of counsel and on the briefs).

Frank J. Nostrame , Jersey City, respondent, argued the cause pro se.

Before Judges PARRILLO, YANNOTTI and SKILLMAN.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

SKILLMAN, J.A.D. (retired and temporarily assigned on recall).

The primary issue presented by this appeal is whether an attorney who is discharged by his client and replaced by a successor attorney may maintain an action for tortious interference with contract against the successor attorney. We conclude that in the absence of any allegation that the successor attorney used wrongful means, such as fraud or defamation...

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