New York Court of Appeals· 2/12/2009
Amalfitano v. Rosenberg
Citations
- 12 N.Y.3d 8
- 903 N.E.2d 265
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- explaining that section 487 “focuses on the attorney’s intent to deceive, not the deceit’s success”
- “[S]ection 487 is . . . intended to regulate, through criminal and civil sanctions, the conduct of litigation before the New York courts.”
- “A violation of Judiciary Law § 487 requires an intent to deceive.... ”
- attorney found to have violated section 487 by knowingly (i) incorporating false allegations into complaint, cross-motions for summary judgment, and appeal, (ii) submitting affidavits containing false statements, and (iii) submitting a false tax return into evidence
- costs of defending deceptive lawsuit adequate to allege damages
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