Unger v. Pascal

Full title: RONI UNGER, Respondent, v. STEPHEN PASCAL, Appellant, et al., Defendants

Court: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department

Date published: Apr 18, 1995

214 A.D.2d 431 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)

625 N.Y.S.2d 898

Opinion

April 18, 1995

Appeal from the Supreme Court, New York County (Alice Schlesinger, J.).

The action is not barred by res judicata or collateral estoppel since the prior fee dispute and the current legal malpractice claim involve different issues (cf., Chisholm-Ryder Co. v Sommer Sommer, 78 A.D.2d 143).

Concur — Sullivan, J.P., Rosenberger, Wallach, Kupferman and Nardelli, JJ.