Rudolf v. Shayne, Dachs, Stanisci, Corker & Sauer

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that to establish causation in legal malpractice action, “plaintiff must show that he or she would have prevailed in the underlying action or would not have incurred any damages, but for the lawyer’s negligence”
• explaining that legal-malpractice “damages may include litigation expenses incurred in an attempt to avoid, minimize, or reduce the damage caused by the attorney’s wrongful conduct” (quotation marks omitted)
• The elements of legal malpractice under New York law are “’ (1) a duty, (2) a breach of the duty, and (3
• “To establish causation, a plaintiff must show that he or she would have prevailed in the underlying action or would not have incurred any damages, but for the lawyer’s negligence.”
• “To establish causation, a plaintiff must show that he or she would have prevailed in the underlying action or would not have incurred any damages, but for the lawyer’s negligence.”
• “A plaintiff’s damages may include litigation expenses incurred in an attempt to avoid, 23 minimize, or reduce the damage caused by the attorney’s wrongful conduct.” (citation omitted) (internal quotation marks omitted)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).