FRIEDMAN v. VELASQUEZ

1573N, 113119/10.

140 A.D.3d 597 (2016)

33 N.Y.S.3d 701

2016 NY Slip Op 05053

LIBBY FRIEDMAN, Appellant, v. ADNOY S. VELASQUEZ et al., Defendants. NORMAN WEITZMAN, Nonparty Respondent.

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

Decided June 23, 2016.


Plaintiff's counsel filed a notice of appeal solely on plaintiff's behalf. Plaintiff is not aggrieved by the denial of present counsel's motion for an award of 100% of the contingency fee, since she will pay the contingency fee to present or former counsel or both, and has no interest in the allocation of the fee. Plaintiff thus lacks standing to bring the appeal (CPLR 5511; see Arkin Kaplan Rice LLP v Kaplan,

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