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· 3/22/2001

Chase Scientific Research, Inc. v. Nia Group, Inc.

Citations

  • 749 N.E.2d 161
  • 96 N.Y.2d 20
  • 725 N.Y.S.2d 592

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that insurance agents and brokers are not “professionals” within the context of N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 214(6
  • stating that New York does not recognize suits for professional misconduct against insurance agents and brokers
  • holding insurance brokers subject to six-year statute of limitations for contract actions based in malpractice
  • noting lack of legislative definition of professional under nonmedical malpractice statute of limitations and concluding that insurance agents and brokers were not professionals whose qualities include extensive formal learning and training
  • defining a profession as one involving, inter alia, licensure and regulation, and concluding that insurance agents and brokers are not within the ambit of the shortened statute of limitations for professional malpractice
  • noting lack of legislative definition of professional under non-medical malpractice statute of limitations and concluding that insurance agents and brokers were not professionals whose qualities include extensive formal learning and training

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Judges: Kaye

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