Hoffenberg v. Meyers’s Empirical Analysis
2003
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
January 2018
most recently cited
Relationships
Relies on Rocanova v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of United States · Carmel v. Lunney · Britt v. Legal Aid Society, Inc. · Schwartz v. Olshan Grundman Frome & Rosenzweig · Probst v. Cacoulidis
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“under New York law, a plaintiff cannot state a malpractice claim against his criminal defense attorney if his conviction 'remains undisturbed.' " Hoffenberg v. Meyers , 73 Fed.Appx. 515 , 516 (2d Cir. 2003) (quoting Britt v. Legal Aid Soc., Inc. , 95 N.Y.2d 443 , 446, 718 N.Y.S.2d 264 , 741 N.E.2d 109 (2000) ); see also Abuhouran v. Lans , 269 Fed.Appx. 134 , 135 (2d Cir. 2008) ("Thus, to succeed, [plaintiff] would have had to show innocence or a colorable claim of innocence.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“under New York law, a plaintiff cannot state a malpractice claim against his criminal defense attorney if his conviction 'remains undisturbed.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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