MTK FOOD SVCS v. SIRIUS AM INS CO

Docket No. A-1309-17T2.

189 A.3d 914 (2018)

455 N.J. Super. 307

MTK FOOD SERVICES, INC. d/b/a the Palace Restaurant, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. SIRIUS AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY; North American Risk Services; Spencer B. Robbins, Esq.; Robbins & Robbins, LLC; Crawford Claims Management Services; Allied World Assurance Company (U.S.) Inc. and Darwin Select Insurance Company, Defendants, and Archer & Greiner, PC, and Richard Grungo, Jr., Esq., Defendants-Appellants, and Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins, PC, and David Wikstrom, Esq., Defendants-Respondents.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided June 29, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ellis I. Medoway argued the cause for appellants (Archer & Greiner, PC, attorneys; Ellis I. Medoway, on the briefs).

Wendy M. Crowther argued the cause for respondent MTK Food Services, Inc. (Schibell & Mennie, LLC, attorneys; Wendy M. Crowther, of counsel and on the brief).

Patrick J. Galligan argued the cause for respondents Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins, PC and David Wikstrom, Esq. (Donnelly Minter & Kelly, LLC, attorneys; Patrick J. Galligan, of counsel; Jared J. Limbach , on the brief).

David R. Kott argued the cause for amicus curiae New Jersey State Bar Association (New Jersey State Bar Association, attorneys; Robert B. Hille , President, of counsel and on the brief; David R. Kott, William T. Reilly and Christopher A. Rojao , on the brief).

Before Judges Hoffman, Gilson and Mayer.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

Plaintiff MTK Food Services, Inc. alleges defendants, attorney Richard Grungo, Jr. and his former firm, Archer & Greiner, P.C. (Archer),1 committed legal malpractice regarding an insurance claim for fire damage at plaintiff's restaurant. The malpractice...

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