Lynn Weiss

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the Appellate Division’s order, modifying it to reject the defendants’ collateral estoppel defense and to dismiss the plaintiff’s legal malpractice claims. The Court held that the issue of attorney negligence was not identical to the issue decided in the prior settlement‑vacancy action, that the action was timely, and that the plaintiff lacked privity with the attorneys for both her children and herself.