New York Court of Appeals, 2009

Gotay v. Breitbart

Gotay v. Breitbart
New York Court of Appeals · Decided June 25, 2009
12 N.Y.3d 894; 912 N.E.2d 1056
Gotay v. Breitbart

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Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

On review of submissions pursuant to section 500.11 of the Rules of the Court of Appeals (22 NYCRR 500.11), order reversed, with costs, motions for summary judgment by defendants-appellants granted and certified question answered in the negative. Plaintiffs legal malpractice claim was not brought within the applicable statute of limitations period, and defendants-appellants established as a matter of law that the continuous representation doctrine does not apply.

Concur: Judges Ciparick, Graffeo, Read, Smith, Pigott and Jones. Taking no part: Chief Judge Lippman.

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