LOMBARDI, WALSH, WAKEMAN, HARRISON, AMODEO & DAVENPORT, P.C. v. AMERICAN GUARANTEE AND LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY

511623.

85 A.D.3d 1291 (2011)

924 N.Y.S.2d 201

2011 NY Slip Op 4589

LOMBARDI, WALSH, WAKEMAN, HARRISON, AMODEO & DAVENPORT, P.C., Appellant, v. AMERICAN GUARANTEE AND LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY, Respondent.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department.

Decided June 2, 2011.


McCARTHY, J.

Plaintiff, a law firm, was contacted via e-mail by an individual purporting to be the chief executive officer of a Taiwanese corporation seeking legal assistance in collecting debts in North America. After the individual sent plaintiff a signed retainer agreement, plaintiff received a $384,700 check from a purported debtor of the corporation. Plaintiff opened an account at Berkshire Bank and deposited the check. At the request of the purported chief executive...

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