RECENT NEWS
MMP&S Wins Second Motion to Dismiss in Accounting Malpractice Case
In Black, et al. v. Dain, et al., MMP&S successfully opposed plaintiffs' motion to reconsider a judge's Order, granting MMP&S' motion to dismiss all claims against our client, an accountant. In short, plaintiffs alleged that our client, a Colorado-based...
MMP&S Successfully Obtains Dismissal of Legal Malpractice Complaint
In Parise et. al. v. Van Pelt et. al., MMP&S successfully obtained a dismissal of plaintiffs’ legal malpractice complaint in accordance with Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). Plaintiffs, property owners, had filed a 600-paragraph complaint in 2017 against our client, an...
MMP&S Prevails on Pre-Answer Motion to Dismiss in Legal Malpractice Action
In Estate of Benjamin Sendyk v. Gallus, MMP&S prevailed on a pre-answer motion to dismiss a legal malpractice action involving allegations of malicious prosecution and Judiciary Law § 487 action against our client, an attorney. In the underlying Racketeer...
MMP&S Obtains Pre-Answer Dismissal in Accounting Malpractice Case Seeking Nearly $1 Million in Damages
In Leichter v. Max Kolbrenner et al, MMP&S successfully obtained a pre-answer dismissal of all claims brought by a plaintiff against our client, an accounting firm in an accounting malpractice matter that sought nearly $1 million in damages. The complaint set...
MMP&S Obtains Discontinuance of Complex Accounting Malpractice Action
In Argyle Funds SPC, Inc. v. BDO Cayman, Ltd, MMP&S successfully persuaded a large international hedge fund plaintiff to discontinue with prejudice a $40 million complex accounting malpractice action against our client, an accounting firm that participated in a...
MMP&S Secures Pre-Answer Motion to Dismiss in E&O Case
In Thomas v. Hand in Hand Family Services, Justice Toussaint in Supreme Court, Kings County, New York granted our motion to dismiss an Article 78 petition seeking six-figure damages and a mother's return of her son's files and records from the respondent agencies, who...
New Partners in Miami Office
We are very pleased to announce that Crystal Arocha and Martina Lanfersiek have become Partners at MMP&S in our Miami office, effective February 6, 2019,